Joshwa
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JOSH-wuh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Joshwa 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 Joshwa 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 Joshwa a girl's or a boy's name?
Joshwa is a boys' name.
How popular is Joshwa in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Joshwa in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Joshwa in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,101 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,549 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,074 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,668 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,790 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
Nicknames for Joshwa
- Josh 68 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Joshwa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avi, Akiva, Simcha, Krishna, Dakota, Ravi, Rishi, Jacob, Josue, Jakob, Yehuda, Ari
Names related to Joshwa
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, “Joshwa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joshwa, updated 20 October 2026.