Joshan
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in England and Wales.
Babies a year
5
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3684
5 babies
Joshan by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Joshan.
What we can tell you about Joshan
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Joshan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Johangod is gracious; a form of John576 in the US (2017)
- Josiangod is salvation; related to Josiah or Joshua17 in the US (2017)
- Joshuangod is salvation; a form of joshua14 in the US (2017)
- Jashancelebration; joy12 in the US (2017)
- Josean14 in the US (2017)
- Joshuathe Lord is salvation8,251 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Joshan
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