Joshuwa
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JOSH-oo-uh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Joshuwa 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 Joshuwa 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 Joshuwa a girl's or a boy's name?
Joshuwa is a boys' name.
How popular is Joshuwa in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Joshuwa in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Joshuwa in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,778 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,760 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,928 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
Nicknames for Joshuwa
- Josh 68 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Joshuwa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kwame, Obi, Ayomide, Om, Omari, Nikola, Atom, Tobin, Yechiel, Menachem, Binyomin, Kobe
Names related to Joshuwa
Joshua, Jeshua, Joshuah, Jashua, Joshue, Joshiah, Josua, Joshia
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, “Joshuwa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joshuwa, updated 20 October 2026.