Yusha
Boy · YOO-sha · Hebrew
Yusha is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is salvation”. In 2025 it ranked 936th for boys in the UK (36 babies) and 5,397th for boys in the US (17 babies).
What does Yusha mean?
Hebrew: Arabic form of Joshua
“God is salvation”
The Arabic form of Joshua; Yusha ibn Nun is remembered in Islamic tradition as the successor of Musa, Moses.
- Say it
- YOO-sha
Is Yusha a girl's or a boy's name?
Yusha is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 36 boys in the UK and 17 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yusha in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #936among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 8,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 36 boys in the UK were named Yusha, making it the 936th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 778th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 58 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Yusha than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Yusha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 873rd in England and Wales.
Yusha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #936 |
| 2024 | 58 | #693 |
| 2023 | 50 | #750 |
| 2022 | 42 | #829 |
| 2021 | 45 | #805 |
| 2020 | 45 | #778 |
| 2019 | 41 | #829 |
| 2018 | 32 | #1,002 |
| 2017 | 31 | #1,045 |
| 2016 | 27 | #1,133 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,260 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
How popular is Yusha in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,397among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the US were named Yusha, making it the 5,397th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Yusha in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yusha in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #5,397 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
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