Joshuan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- joh-SHWAHN
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Joshuan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is salvation”. In 2025 it ranked 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Joshuan mean?
Hebrew: elaboration of Joshua, perhaps blended with Juan
“God is salvation”
Is Joshuan a girl's or a boy's name?
Joshuan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Joshuan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Joshuan, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Joshuan in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Joshuan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
Nicknames for Joshuan
- Josh 68 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Joshuan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kairo Tru Kaizen Zion Chozen Yitzchok Sutton Jhoan Jireh Thiago Yusuf Johan
Names related to Joshuan
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Joshuan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joshuan, updated 20 October 2026.