Joshua

“Yahweh is salvation” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #66 in the US (2025) · 80s

Joshua has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #3 (2002) · 1,248,929 babies named Joshua all-time · 1 in 360 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #48 in New Zealand (2025) · #53 in England & Wales (2025) · #56 in N. Ireland (2025) · #77 in Scotland (2025) · #78 in Australia (VIC) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Joshuas

Joshua Bassett — American actor and singer-songwriter
Joshua Reynolds — English painter (1723–1792)
Joshua Kimmich — German association football player (born 1995)
Joshua Lederberg — American molecular biologist (1925–2008)
Joshua Kennedy — Australian association football player

In stories & tradition

Joshua — Book of Numbers · Joshua
Joshua Graham — Fallout: New Vegas
Joshua Lewis — Guiding Light

What Joshuas become

Among 2,113 notable people named Joshua:

No single standout — notable Joshuas spread across many fields.

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