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Oorsprong: EngelsJoshua 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.
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In Pythagoreïsche numerologie heeft elke letter een waarde van 1 tot 9. Door de letters van Joshua op te tellen ontstaan deze drie getallen — een speelse kijk op het karakter van de naam.
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
Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.
→ Zie namen vergelijkbaar met Joshua · Vergelijk Joshua met een andere naam → · Populaire namen van de jaren 2010 · Jongensnamen die beginnen met J
De positie is onder alle jongensnamen geregistreerd dat jaar.
| Jaar | Baby's | Positie |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1 | #1,094 |
| 1967 | 1 | #1,121 |
| 1968 | 1 | #1,142 |
| 1969 | 3 | #913 |
| 1970 | 3 | #908 |
| 1972 | 3 | #913 |
| 1973 | 17 | #463 |
| 1974 | 16 | #485 |
| 1975 | 11 | #579 |
| 1976 | 13 | #537 |
| 1977 | 23 | #396 |
| 1978 | 16 | #494 |
| 1979 | 19 | #457 |
| 1980 | 21 | #444 |
| 1981 | 41 | #307 |
| 1982 | 39 | #323 |
| 1983 | 29 | #370 |
| 1984 | 37 | #331 |
| 1985 | 38 | #339 |
| 1986 | 62 | #250 |
| 1987 | 67 | #238 |
| 1988 | 63 | #251 |
| 1989 | 80 | #209 |
| 1990 | 101 | #179 |
| 1991 | 109 | #175 |
| 1992 | 105 | #183 |
| 1993 | 138 | #148 |
| 1994 | 153 | #135 |
| 1995 | 148 | #137 |
| 1996 | 159 | #129 |
| 1997 | 168 | #117 |
| 1998 | 154 | #137 |
| 1999 | 193 | #107 |
| 2000 | 182 | #111 |
| 2001 | 153 | #138 |
| 2002 | 178 | #117 |
| 2003 | 215 | #94 |
| 2004 | 180 | #106 |
| 2005 | 172 | #109 |
| 2006 | 173 | #103 |
| 2007 | 177 | #93 |
| 2008 | 183 | #96 |
| 2009 | 203 | #88 |
| 2010 | 253 | #67 |
| 2011 | 216 | #75 |
| 2012 | 197 | #79 |
| 2013 | 197 | #79 |
| 2014 | 169 | #96 |
