Joshawa
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JOSH-uh-wuh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Joshawa is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “the Lord is salvation”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Joshawa mean?
Hebrew: variant spelling of Joshua
“the Lord is salvation”
A variant spelling of Joshua, Moses's successor who led the Israelites into Canaan in the Hebrew Bible.
Is Joshawa a girl's or a boy's name?
Joshawa is a boys' name.
How popular is Joshawa in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1985, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Joshawa in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Joshawa in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,859 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,463 |
| 1988 | 26 | #2,300 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,018 |
| 1984 | 26 | #2,035 |
| 1983 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,137 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,366 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,567 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,036 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
Nicknames for Joshawa
- Josh 68 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Joshawa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Joshawa
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Joshawa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joshawa, updated 20 October 2026.