Joshuah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JOSH-oo-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Joshuah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is salvation”. In 2025 it ranked 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Joshuah mean?
Hebrew: variant of Joshua, from Yehoshua
“God is salvation”
A variant of Joshua, the successor of Moses who led the Israelites into Canaan.
Is Joshuah a girl's or a boy's name?
Joshuah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Joshuah in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Joshuah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Joshuah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,174 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Joshuah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,675th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Joshuah, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 1989, with 106 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Joshuah in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,783 boys in the US were given Joshuah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #75, up from #7,675 for this spelling alone.
- Joshua 4,773
- Joshuah 10
Joshuah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,774 |
| 2014 | 34 | #3,232 |
| 2013 | 41 | #2,802 |
| 2012 | 51 | #2,447 |
| 2011 | 66 | #2,034 |
| 2010 | 70 | #1,974 |
| 2009 | 69 | #2,009 |
| 2008 | 73 | #1,948 |
| 2007 | 55 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 88 | #1,627 |
| 2005 | 75 | #1,749 |
| 2004 | 50 | #2,279 |
| 2003 | 55 | #2,051 |
| 2002 | 74 | #1,617 |
| 2001 | 70 | #1,655 |
| 2000 | 79 | #1,510 |
| 1999 | 67 | #1,601 |
| 1998 | 79 | #1,433 |
| 1997 | 78 | #1,399 |
| 1996 | 88 | #1,255 |
| 1995 | 85 | #1,263 |
| 1994 | 82 | #1,284 |
| 1993 | 71 | #1,353 |
| 1992 | 69 | #1,354 |
| 1991 | 71 | #1,330 |
| 1990 | 92 | #1,113 |
| 1989 | 106 | #990 |
| 1988 | 81 | #1,106 |
| 1987 | 74 | #1,113 |
| 1986 | 68 | #1,143 |
| 1985 | 88 | #969 |
| 1984 | 51 | #1,293 |
| 1983 | 68 | #1,075 |
| 1982 | 66 | #1,124 |
| 1981 | 74 | #1,062 |
| 1980 | 78 | #1,022 |
| 1979 | 64 | #1,116 |
| 1978 | 37 | #1,537 |
| 1977 | 44 | #1,367 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,708 |
| 1975 | 23 | #2,000 |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,832 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,221 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
Nicknames for Joshuah
- Josh 68 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Joshuah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jacob, Benjamin, Ibrahim, Samuel, Josiah, Adam, Jonah, Muhammad, Zachary, Abdullah, Nathan, Jordan
Other spellings of Joshuah
Names related to Joshuah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Isaac, Ethan, Daniel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie, Levi
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, “Joshuah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joshuah, updated 20 October 2026.