Joshan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JOH-shan
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Joshan is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
Where does Joshan come from?
Uncertain; possibly a blend of Josh and -an
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Is Joshan a girl's or a boy's name?
Joshan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Joshan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Joshan, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 23 boys.
Half of all the boys named Joshan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Joshan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,234 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,252 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
Nicknames for Joshan
- Josh 68 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Joshan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Logan Jenson Ayaan Jayden Roman Jaxon Aarav Aryan Arjan Arjun Mason Vihaan
Names related to Joshan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Joshan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joshan, updated 20 October 2026.