Josua
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JOSH-oo-uh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Josua 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 Josua mean?
Hebrew: German, Dutch and Scandinavian form of Joshua
“the Lord is salvation”
The form of Joshua used in German, Dutch and the Scandinavian languages.
Is Josua a girl's or a boy's name?
Josua is a boys' name.
How popular is Josua in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1987, with 50 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Josua in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Josua in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,600 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,946 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,778 |
| 1988 | 42 | #1,666 |
| 1987 | 50 | #1,437 |
| 1986 | 49 | #1,418 |
| 1985 | 48 | #1,415 |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,231 |
| 1983 | 33 | #1,710 |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,517 |
| 1981 | 29 | #1,898 |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,443 |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,309 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,118 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,221 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
Names like Josua
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Juancarlos, Marquez, Joshua, Osvaldo, Miguel, Joseluis, Juanpablo, Joao, Luis, Juan, Pablo, Paolo
Names related to Josua
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, “Josua: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/josua, updated 20 October 2026.