Given name
Joshuah
“God . is salvation”·“God is salvation”
Joshuah is a variant of Joshua. Interpretations include “God . is salvation” (Hebrew) and “God is salvation” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Joshuah is a variant of Joshua. Interpretations include “God . is salvation” (Hebrew) and “God is salvation” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Joshuah is a variant of Joshua. An origin associated with Joshua is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Joshuah is a variant of Joshua. The history of Joshua gives this family its wider story. In biblical tradition, Joshua is the name of the Israelite leader.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Joshuah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,873
- 2,873 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 106 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,930 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,930 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 34.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 106 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,065 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Joshuah’s family of names
Joshuah has a related form in Joshua. In English usage, Joshuah has a conventional equivalent in the German form Josua.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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