Joshua
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning the Lord is salvation.
Babies a year
8,251
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#66
down from #57
UK popularity
#53
938 babies · down from #50
How Joshua has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #33 |
| 2016 | #35 |
| 2017 | #38 |
| 2018 | #40 |
| 2019 | #48 |
| 2020 | #53 |
| 2021 | #58 |
| 2022 | #60 |
| 2023 | #60 |
| 2024 | #57 |
| 2025 | #66 |
In 2025, 938 babies in England and Wales were named Joshua. In the US, 8,251 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 44,090 in 1989.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Joshua was most common in 1985, when it went to 2.19% of American babies of that sex.
Names about as common as Joshua
Nobody has voted on Joshua yet
Joshua needs five head-to-heads before it appears in the rankings.
Start with names like this one