Joshua
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Joshua is a Hebrew name meaning “God is my salvation” or “Jehovah saves,” with Made Easy offering “may God help.” Joshua succeeded Moses and led the Israelites into the Promised Land; the name Jesus derives from its Hebrew form, Yeshua. Joshua took off in the late 1960s and has ranked in the top ten ever since 1979, with Joshua sounding serious and Josh the relaxed boy next door. Namesakes include Joshua Slocum, the first man to sail alone around the world, and Joshua, the WarGames supercomputer that nearly starts a nuclear war.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, Classic Biblical Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Badass Baby Names, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Joshua in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Joshua against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Joshua is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Joshua in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 4,773 boys were named Joshua, making it the #66 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 1,248,929 boys have been named Joshua, with the most (44,100) in 1989. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, D.C., Delaware and Maryland.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Joshua in other languages
- Jesús Catalan, Spanish
- Josh English
- Josua Dutch
- Jozue Polish
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Joshua
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Joshua, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Joshua | 2021 | South Indian Ocean | 93 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Joshua
There are 12 towns and villages with Joshua in their name, in 3 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 9🇲🇼 Malawi 2🇳🇬 Nigeria 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Joshua Tree | California, 🇺🇸 United States | 7,414 | Map |
| Joshua | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 6,066 | Map |
| Ago-Joshua | Osun State, 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – | Map |
| Burleson-Joshua | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Joshua | Central Region, 🇲🇼 Malawi | – | Map |
| Joshua | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Joshua | South Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Joshua | New York, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Joshua | California, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Joshua Falls | Virginia, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Joshua
There are 2 lakes and reservoirs with Joshua in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 1🇺🇸 United States 1
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| Joshua Lake | New Brunswick, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Joshua Pond | Massachusetts, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Joshua songs
10 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Joshua in their title. The best known:
- Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho – traditional (1850)
- Joshua – George Frideric Handel
- Joshua (1970)
- Joshua – Victor Feldman (1963)
- Joshua
- Joshua Fit the Battle – Elvis Presley (1960)
- Dry Bones / Joshua Fit de Battle of Jericho – The Delta Rhythm Boys (1941)
- JOSHUA
- Joshua / I'm Doing This for Your Sake (1970)
- Joshua Tree – Luke Albert Carney Niccoli (2022)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Joshua
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Joshua.
Joshua Bell
Joshua Bloch
Joshua Brillante
Joshua Dysart
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Fictional characters named Joshua
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Joshua as a pet name
FurryName has found 50 dogs named Joshua in public pet registers, making it the #2,482 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Tacoma (1), Richmond (1), Surf Coast Shire (1). Joshua as a dog name →
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