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Jeshua

Boy

Meaning of Jeshua: Hebrew: 'the Lord is salvation'

Jeshua is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2527th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2527

51 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,628

First recorded 1973 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 16 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 21 babies1984: 17 babies1985: 14 babies1986: 22 babies1987: 22 babies1988: 24 babies1989: 26 babies1990: 18 babies19901991: 27 babies1992: 22 babies1993: 29 babies1994: 33 babies1995: 33 babies1996: 30 babies1997: 29 babies1998: 25 babies1999: 32 babies2000: 40 babies20002001: 29 babies2002: 38 babies2003: 29 babies2004: 150 babies2005: 158 babies2006: 144 babies2007: 165 babies2008: 141 babies2009: 137 babies2010: 118 babies20102011: 121 babies2012: 91 babies2013: 82 babies2014: 93 babies2015: 60 babies2016: 75 babies2017: 61 babies2018: 52 babies2019: 36 babies2020: 38 babies20202021: 26 babies2022: 35 babies2023: 49 babies2024: 56 babies2025: 51 babies
US babies named Jeshua per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 165.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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