Jahshua
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is salvation".
Name Census estimates that about 128 living Americans carry the first name Jahshua. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jahshua today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jahshua births was 2008 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jahshua. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
128
~ 1 in 2,677,768 Americans
Peak year
2008
14 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2020 SSA rank
#12,857
Tracked since 1995
Popularity
Jahshua: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jahshua from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 64 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jahshua by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jahshua during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jahshua
The name Jahshua has its origins in the Hebrew language and culture, dating back to ancient times. It is derived from the Hebrew name Yehoshua, which means "Yahweh is salvation" or "Yahweh saves." The name Yehoshua is a combination of two Hebrew words: "Yah" (a shortened form of Yahweh, the Hebrew name for God) and "shua" (meaning salvation or deliverance).
In the Old Testament of the Bible, Jahshua (or Joshua in English translations) was the name of a prominent figure who succeeded Moses as the leader of the Israelites and led them into the Promised Land of Canaan. The Book of Joshua in the Bible recounts his military campaigns and the conquest of Canaan.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Jahshua can be found in the Book of Numbers in the Bible, where it is mentioned as the name of Moses' successor. Later, in the Book of Joshua, the name is central to the narrative of the Israelites' conquest of Canaan under Jahshua's leadership.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Jahshua or its variations. One of the most famous was Jahshua ben Nun, the Biblical figure who led the Israelites into the Promised Land after the death of Moses. Another was Jahshua ben Perachiah, a Jewish scholar who lived in the 2nd century BCE and was one of the leaders of the Great Assembly in ancient Israel.
In the early Christian era, the name Jahshua (or its Greek transliteration, Iesous) was associated with Jesus Christ, the central figure of Christianity. The name Iesous was later translated into English as "Jesus."
Other notable figures with the name Jahshua or its variations include Jahshua Halorki, a 16th-century Jewish scholar and kabbalist, and Jahshua ibn Nun, a 9th-century Jewish scholar and astronomer who lived in Kairouan, Tunisia.
While the name Jahshua has its roots in ancient Hebrew culture and the Bible, it has been used across various cultures and religions throughout history, with slight variations in spelling and pronunciation.
People
Jahshua + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jahshua as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jahshua: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jahshua?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 128 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jahshua going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,677,768 US residents.
Is Jahshua a common name?
We classify Jahshua as "Very Rare". It ranks above 68.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 130 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jahshua most popular?
The single biggest year for Jahshua was 2008, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jahshua is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Jahshua a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jahshua in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.