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Josue

Boy

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

Josue is a boy's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 340th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#340

1,026 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

57,874

First recorded 1924 · peak 2007

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 350 babies1982: 323 babies1983: 351 babies1984: 408 babies1985: 425 babies1986: 490 babies1987: 547 babies1988: 628 babies1989: 707 babies1990: 872 babies19901991: 978 babies1992: 999 babies1993: 995 babies1994: 1,082 babies1995: 1,093 babies1996: 1,143 babies1997: 1,159 babies1998: 1,180 babies1999: 1,315 babies2000: 1,360 babies20002001: 1,570 babies2002: 1,571 babies2003: 1,674 babies2004: 1,746 babies2005: 1,960 babies2006: 2,060 babies2007: 2,272 babies2008: 2,169 babies2009: 1,982 babies2010: 1,996 babies20102011: 1,647 babies2012: 1,514 babies2013: 1,454 babies2014: 1,368 babies2015: 1,348 babies2016: 1,353 babies2017: 1,538 babies2018: 1,664 babies2019: 1,402 babies2020: 1,231 babies20202021: 1,079 babies2022: 1,173 babies2023: 1,125 babies2024: 1,144 babies2025: 1,026 babies
US babies named Josue per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,272.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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