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Josua

Josua means “Yahweh supports” (Hebrew origin). 773 US babies since 1940, peak 1987. Notable Josuas are 1.7× over-represented as rugby players.

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What it means

“Yahweh supports”

HebrewSpelling of Josiah

Josiah around the world

  • Джозайя · Russian
  • جوزيه · Arabic
  • ジョサイア · Japanese
  • 约西亚 · Chinese
  • Josia

Famous Josiahs

  • Josiah Willard Gibbs · American scientist (1839–1903)
  • Josiah Wedgwood · English potter and founder of the Wedgwood company (1730–1795)
  • Josiah Royce · American philosopher (1855–1916)

In US birth records

Peak year: 1987

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

773 US babies were named Josua between 1940 and 2025.

Josua around the world

  • Sweden: 67 babies since 1998, peak 2017, No. 1,530 in 2022
  • France: 485 babies since 1900, peak 2006, No. 2,933 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Josuas end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Rugby player1.7×Low · 4 people
Screenwriter1.3×Low · 2 people
Writer1.1×Low · 1 people
Actor1.0×Low · 1 people

Among notable men who are rugby players, Josuas show up 1.7× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 204 Josiahs spell it Josua

  • Josiah 94%
  • Joziah 3%
  • Josua <1%
  • Josiyah <1%
  • Josyah <1%
  • Josaiah <1%
  • Jossiah <1%
  • Josuha <1%
  • Johsua <1%
  • Josia <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1987)