Given name
Joshuwa
“God . is salvation”·“God is salvation”
Joshuwa 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
Joshuwa 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
Joshuwa 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 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Joshuwa 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
Joshuwa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 393
- 393 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 10 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 22 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 275 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.
Joshuwa’s family of names
Joshuwa has a related form in Joshua. In English usage, Joshuwa has a conventional equivalent in the German form Josua.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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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