Joshue
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- hoh-SWAY
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Joshue is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is salvation”. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Joshue mean?
Hebrew: variant of Josue, the Spanish form of Joshua
“God is salvation”
A spelling of Josue, the Spanish form of Joshua, who succeeded Moses and led Israel into Canaan.
Is Joshue a girl's or a boy's name?
Joshue is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Joshue in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Joshue, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2004, with 45 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Joshue in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,036 boys in the US were given Joshue or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #336, up from #12,003 for this spelling alone.
Joshue in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,098 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,829 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,009 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,082 |
| 2005 | 30 | #3,315 |
| 2004 | 45 | #2,448 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,181 |
| 2002 | 31 | #2,939 |
| 2001 | 31 | #2,926 |
| 2000 | 32 | #2,800 |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,718 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,346 |
| 1996 | 31 | #2,478 |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,103 |
| 1993 | 31 | #2,393 |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,462 |
| 1991 | 39 | #1,946 |
| 1990 | 35 | #2,081 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,286 |
| 1988 | 42 | #1,666 |
| 1987 | 36 | #1,791 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,224 |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,793 |
| 1984 | 33 | #1,722 |
| 1983 | 34 | #1,686 |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,425 |
| 1981 | 29 | #1,898 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,284 |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,309 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,928 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,426 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
Names like Joshue
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jacob Jordan Jose Jesse Jonah Jared Jake Caleb Josiah Jairo Jonas Jeremiah
Other spellings of Joshue
Names related to Joshue
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
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, “Joshue: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joshue, updated 20 October 2026.