Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: EnglishJoshua is a given name derived from the Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, prominently belonging to Joshua, an early Hebrew leader of the Exodus period who has a major role in several books of the Bible.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Joshua yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
My son asked me recently why he has two syllables and his sister has three. I told him Joshua means 'God is salvation' and he said 'yeah but why do I have two syllables.' Fair point.
— Robert, Sacramento CA, 2014
Family name going back four generations. We weren't breaking that chain.
— Sandra, Houston TX, 2017
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,734 | #9 |
| 1992 | 2,509 | #12 |
| 1993 | 2,517 | #9 |
| 1994 | 2,140 | #9 |
| 1995 | 2,463 | #6 |
| 1996 | 2,363 | #7 |
| 1997 | 2,315 | #5 |
| 1998 | 2,363 | #4 |
| 1999 | 2,321 | #4 |
| 2000 | 2,454 | #2 |
| 2001 | 2,317 | #3 |
| 2002 | 2,280 | #3 |
| 2003 | 2,146 | #5 |
| 2004 | 1,942 | #7 |
| 2005 | 1,888 | #7 |
| 2006 | 1,777 | #8 |
| 2007 | 1,576 | #11 |
| 2008 | 1,521 | #14 |
| 2009 | 1,380 | #14 |
| 2010 | 1,225 | #15 |
| 2011 | 1,165 | #17 |
| 2012 | 1,063 | #22 |
| 2013 | 994 | #25 |
| 2014 | 868 | #30 |
| 2015 | 770 | #39 |
| 2016 | 749 | #37 |
| 2017 | 689 | #39 |
| 2018 | 585 | #55 |
| 2019 | 532 | #56 |
| 2020 | 480 | #61 |
| 2021 | 424 | #77 |
| 2022 | 381 | #78 |
| 2023 | 365 | #75 |
| 2024 | 346 | #83 |
