Boy name Hebrew origin Multiple tradition

Joshua

JOSH-yoo-uh · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Yahweh is salvation
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Multiple
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#57
2024 births5,244
Peak year1989
First appeared1880
Total US births1,244,059
1989 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Josh
Alternate spellings
JoshuahYoshua
In other languages
Josué (French/Spanish)Yehoshua (Hebrew)Giosuè (Italian)

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