Joash
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JOH-ash
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #4,538 for boys
Joash is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
What does Joash mean?
Hebrew: biblical Hebrew name
Joash became king of Judah at seven, after being hidden in the Temple from Queen Athaliah.
Is Joash a girl's or a boy's name?
Joash is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Joash in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Joash in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Joash in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Joash in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 77% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Joash, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Joash in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Joash in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
Names like Joash
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Avi Shivansh Hamish Ivaan River Yuvraj Bodhi Vihaan Krishiv Jonah Arjan
Names related to Joash
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Joash: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joash, updated 20 October 2026.