Boy name Hebrew origin Christian;Jewish tradition

Josh

JAHSH · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Yahweh is salvation;short for Joshua
Language
Hebrew
Culture
English
Religion
Christian;Jewish
Style era
modern
Themes
casual · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1736
2024 births95
Peak year1979
First appeared1880
Total US births17,193
1979 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
Joshe
In other languages
Josh (English)

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