Josh
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god is salvation; a form of Joshua.
Josh by the numbers
In 2025, 45 babies in England and Wales were named Josh. In the US, 128 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 531 babies in 1979, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Joshua
Like Josh, each of these traces back to Joshua: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Jeshuagod is salvation; a variant of Joshua61 in the US (2017)
- Joshlyngod is salvation; a form of Joshua17 in the US (2017)
- IosuaGod is salvation; a form of Joshua15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yashuagod is salvation; a variant of Joshua or Yeshua14 in the US (2017)
- JoshuahGod is salvation; variant spelling of Joshua13 in the US (2017)
- Jashuagod is salvation; a spelling variant of Joshua11 in the US (2017)
- Jossuegod is salvation; a form of Joshua11 in the US (2017)
- JoshueGod is salvation; variant spelling of Joshua7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Josh. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- JoseGod will increase; Spanish form of Joseph4,781 in the US (2017)
- Joahgod is gracious; a form of Jonah11 in England and Wales (2025)
- JossGod is gracious; a form of Josslyn16 in England and Wales (2025)
- Josgod increases; a form of Joseph15 in England and Wales (2025)
- JoashGod supports or given by God10 in the US (2017)
- Josugod is salvation; form of joshua6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Josh, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean salvation
Like Josh, each of these has salvation in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Joshuathe Lord is salvation8,251 in the US (2017)
- Isaiahsalvation of the Lord7,170 in the US (2017)
- Jesusgod is salvation2,741 in the US (2017)
- Messiahanointed one; the savior2,009 in the US (2017)
- Josuegod is salvation; a form of Joshua1,532 in the US (2017)
- Ellisgod is my salvation; a form of Elias582 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Josh
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