Given name & surname
Josue
“God . is salvation”·“God is salvation”
Josue 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
Josue 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
Josue 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 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Josue 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
Josue through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 57,874
- 57,689 boys · 185 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 2,272 babies
- 2025
- 1,026
- #330 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −23%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,026 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 330 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 22.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 2,272 in 2007. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (197). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 60,561 as a first name in 2020; 724 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Josue’s family of names
Josue has a related form in Joshua. In German usage, Josue has a related form in Josua. In Basque usage, Josue has a conventional equivalent in the German form Josua.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Josue has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Josue
- JosueBrazilian association football playerborn 1987
- Josuë DuponBelgian sculptor (1864-1935)
- Josué GaxiolaMexican beach volleyball playerborn 1997
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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