Yehoshua
How to say it: yeh-hoh-SHOO-uh · /jɛhoʊˈʃuə/
Hebrew original of Joshua meaning 'God is salvation' - biblical successor of Moses.
Yehoshua was the 1,464th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 92 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 23% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,454 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,464 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 92 |
| Share of births | 1 in 36,036 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +23% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,454 |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Yehoshua is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Yehoshua is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, Hebrew.
Famous people named Yehoshua
- Yehoshua Feigenbaum (born 1947)Israeli footballer
- Yehoshua Kenaz (1937–2020)Israeli writer, literary editor and translator
- Yehoshua Hankin (1864–1945)Zionist activist
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