Joshua

“Yahweh is salvation”

Boy’s name, of Hebrew origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Joshua

Joshua means “Yahweh is salvation” and is of Hebrew origin.

It peaked in 2010.
Over recent years, Joshua has been falling (−5.1% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Joshua every 12 schools, all spellings combined.

Joshua ranks 49^th in England and Wales, 52^nd in Northern Ireland and 53^rd in New Zealand, against 234^th in France.

Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
52^nd boys’ name130 babies in 3 years1 boy in 196−10.4% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
53^rd boys’ name205 babies in 3 years1 boy in 240−7.5% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
49^th boys’ name3,304 babies in 3 years1 boy in 250−13.2% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
66^th boys’ name226 babies in 3 years1 boy in 265−12.7% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
77^th boys’ name243 babies in 3 years1 boy in 296−6.5% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
65^th boys’ name510 babies in 3 years1 boy in 333−9.2% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
61^st boys’ name15,111 babies in 3 years1 boy in 340−4.8% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
102^nd boys’ name114 babies in 3 years1 boy in 391−10.9% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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