Yeshua

“Variant of Jesus — The Lord saves” — Hebrew via Greek and Latin origin

Boy's name · #1007 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Yeshua reached its best rank, #985, in 2024 and ranked #1007 in 2025. About 2,700 boys have carried it since 1976.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,200 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 12,000 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 18,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Yeshuas

Yeshua ben Galgula — One of the leaders of the Bar Kokhba revolt

In stories & tradition

Yeshua (Joseph Barsabbas) — Acts of the Apostles · Prolog
Yeshua Ha-Notsri — The Master and Margarita · The Master and Margaret

Similar names: Jesus · Jesiah · Izan · Jeshua · Ezrah · Yohan

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