Josue
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- hoh-SWAY
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #330 for boys
Josue is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is salvation”. In 2025 it ranked 330th for boys in the US (1,026 babies).
What does Josue mean?
Hebrew: Spanish, French and Portuguese form of Joshua
“God is salvation”
Josué is the Spanish and French form of Joshua, the leader who succeeded Moses.
Is Josue a girl's or a boy's name?
Josue is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,026 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Josue in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Josue in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Josue in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
How popular is Josue in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #330among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,026about 1 in 1,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,026 boys in the US were named Josue, making it the 330th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 275th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 2,272 boys. It first appears in the records in 1924.
2025 had fewer boys named Josue than any year since 1993.
Half of all the boys named Josue in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Josue in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,026 | #330 |
| 2024 | 1,144 | #294 |
| 2023 | 1,125 | #295 |
| 2022 | 1,173 | #290 |
| 2021 | 1,079 | #311 |
| 2020 | 1,231 | #275 |
| 2019 | 1,402 | #259 |
| 2018 | 1,664 | #226 |
| 2017 | 1,538 | #240 |
| 2016 | 1,353 | #271 |
| 2015 | 1,348 | #272 |
| 2014 | 1,368 | #268 |
| 2013 | 1,454 | #251 |
| 2012 | 1,514 | #237 |
| 2011 | 1,639 | #214 |
| 2010 | 1,996 | #184 |
| 2009 | 1,975 | #193 |
| 2008 | 2,169 | #183 |
| 2007 | 2,272 | #181 |
| 2006 | 2,051 | #193 |
| 2005 | 1,951 | #197 |
| 2004 | 1,746 | #208 |
| 2003 | 1,674 | #213 |
| 2002 | 1,566 | #220 |
| 2001 | 1,565 | #219 |
| 2000 | 1,353 | #247 |
| 1999 | 1,310 | #245 |
| 1998 | 1,175 | #256 |
| 1997 | 1,154 | #252 |
| 1996 | 1,133 | #254 |
| 1995 | 1,088 | #259 |
| 1994 | 1,071 | #264 |
| 1993 | 987 | #285 |
| 1992 | 991 | #286 |
| 1991 | 967 | #275 |
| 1990 | 863 | #292 |
| 1989 | 695 | #335 |
| 1988 | 622 | #340 |
| 1987 | 547 | #357 |
| 1986 | 484 | #379 |
| 1985 | 419 | #416 |
| 1984 | 396 | #417 |
| 1983 | 351 | #442 |
| 1982 | 323 | #471 |
| 1981 | 345 | #445 |
| 1980 | 328 | #466 |
| 1979 | 251 | #535 |
| 1978 | 190 | #604 |
| 1977 | 196 | #603 |
| 1976 | 175 | #619 |
| 1975 | 159 | #650 |
| 1974 | 153 | #652 |
| 1973 | 117 | #740 |
| 1972 | 80 | #894 |
| 1971 | 67 | #990 |
| 1970 | 49 | #1,178 |
| 1969 | 52 | #1,075 |
| 1968 | 38 | #1,233 |
| 1967 | 43 | #1,132 |
| 1966 | 41 | #1,164 |
| 1965 | 35 | #1,294 |
| 1964 | 34 | #1,349 |
| 1963 | 37 | #1,278 |
| 1962 | 20 | #1,804 |
| 1961 | 34 | #1,367 |
| 1960 | 20 | #1,811 |
| 1959 | 24 | #1,619 |
| 1958 | 24 | #1,592 |
| 1957 | 19 | #1,836 |
| 1956 | 23 | #1,641 |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,763 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,742 |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,530 |
| 1952 | 16 | #1,938 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,493 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,110 |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,801 |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,607 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,270 |
| 1945 | 6 | #2,995 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,536 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,559 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,112 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,479 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,175 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,146 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,252 |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,677 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,737 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,360 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,764 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
Names like Josue
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jude Luca Joshua Jonah Lucas Ethan Jacob Ezra Cruz Caleb Jamie Noah
Other spellings of Josue
Names related to Josue
More Hebrew names
Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Benjamin Isaac Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie Levi Eliana Joseph
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Josue: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/josue, updated 20 October 2026.