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Joshua

male

Meaning

"Yahweh Is Salvation"

From Hebrew Yehoshua, it signifies divine salvation and appears prominently in the Hebrew Bible and later Christian usage.

BiblicalClassicTraditionalTimeless

Popularity History of Joshua

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

#57Top 100

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#57

Joshua was nationally ranked in 2024.

Change Vs Previous Year
+3

better than 2023

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, latest release 2024. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

Joshua Nicknames

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Baby Name Lists That Include Joshua

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Famous Joshuas

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    Joshua (Bible)
    Military leader who led the Israelites after Moses into Canaan

Quick Facts

OriginHebrew, English
Syllables2
Length6 letters

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