👶 Boy Name Hebrew · Jewish

Josua

Pronunciation /JOS-ua/

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“savior”

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Meaning of Josua

Josua is a boy name of Jewish origin, popular among Hebrew families. It means “God is salvation”.

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Popularity
70/100
Modern Style
50/100
Uniqueness
30/100
Pronunciation
76/100

📈 Josua Popularity Graph

🇮🇳 India · rank by year (#1 = most popular)

#41#68#942015201920232026
Status
Moderately Popular
Direction
↓ Falling
2026 Rank
#94

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🎨 Nicknames for Josua

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Jos Josu Josy

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Shalom Jessie Jimmy Josue Mike Phineas Raziel Shadrach

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📋 Key Info

Meaningsavior
OriginHebrew
GenderBoy Name
Popularity70/100

📈 Name Statistics

Short Meaningsavior
First Name LetterJ
Total Letters5
Syllables3
Gender Group👶 Boy
Heritage OriginHebrew
Dialect BaseJewish
Registry Popularity70/100

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