Joshia
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- joh-SHY-uh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Joshia is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Joshia come from?
Hebrew: blend of Joshua and Josiah
Is Joshia a girl's or a boy's name?
Joshia is a boys' name.
How popular is Joshia in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the boys named Joshia in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Joshia in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
Nicknames for Joshia
- Josh 68 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Joshia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Josiah, Samuel, Ezra, Josue, Josias, Jacob, Elijah, Solomon, Isaiah, Jonas, Jonah, Jeremiah
Names related to Joshia
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Benjamin, Isaac, Ethan, Daniel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie, Levi, Eliana
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, “Joshia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joshia, updated 20 October 2026.