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Joash

Boy

Meaning of Joash: Hebrew: 'God has given'

Joash is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4439th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4439

22 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

406

First recorded 1980 · peak 2024

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 7 babies1997: 7 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 8 babies2002: 8 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 9 babies2005: 8 babies2006: 10 babies2007: 13 babies2008: 14 babies2009: 15 babies2010: 14 babies20102011: 18 babies2012: 18 babies2013: 13 babies2014: 8 babies2015: 16 babies2016: 19 babies2017: 10 babies2018: 12 babies2019: 19 babies2020: 8 babies20202021: 20 babies2022: 9 babies2023: 18 babies2024: 29 babies2025: 22 babies
US babies named Joash per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 29.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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