boy's name
Yehoshua
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,597
Yehoshua is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 92 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Yehoshua is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2019, when 95 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 36,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Yehoshua over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 88 |
| 1980s | 190 |
| 1990s | 333 |
| 2000s | 571 |
| 2010s | 778 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 482 |
How popular is Yehoshua?
In 2025, Yehoshua was given to 92 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Yehoshua is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Yehoshua
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yehoshua also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yehoshua over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yehoshua
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yehoshua — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yehoshua
How popular is the name Yehoshua?
In 2025, Yehoshua was given to 92 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Yehoshua a girl's or a boy's name?
Yehoshua is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Yehoshua most popular?
Yehoshua peaked in 2019, when 95 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Yehoshua a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yehoshua currently ranks #1,680 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.