Yehoshua

“Yahweh is salvation” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #1753 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Yehoshua has appeared in US records since 1970 — best rank #1678 (2019) · 2,442 babies named Yehoshua all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 12,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Yehoshuas

Yehoshua Kenaz — Israeli writer, literary editor and translator (1937–2020)
Yehoshua Feigenbaum — Israeli footballer
Yehoshua Hankin — Zionist activist
Yehoshua Bar-Hillel — Israeli philosopher, mathematician, and linguist (1915-1975)
Yehoshua Glazer — Israeli footballer (1927-2018)

Among 79 notable people named Yehoshua:

Business leaders appear 5.21× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yehoshua Ben-Zion, Israeli banker.

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