Yahushua
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh (God) is salvation".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Yahushua. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yahushua today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yahushua births was 2015 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yahushua. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Yahushua. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
2015
5 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2015 SSA rank
#13,960
Tracked since 2015
Popularity
Yahushua: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Yahushua 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 Yahushua during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Yahushua
The name Yahushua originates from ancient Hebrew and Aramaic languages, with its roots tracing back to the ancient Israelite culture of the Middle East during the first millennium BCE. It is derived from the Hebrew words "Yahweh" (the name of God) and "yasha" (to deliver or save), essentially meaning "Yahweh is salvation" or "Yahweh saves."
One of the earliest recorded appearances of this name is in the Hebrew Bible, where it is used to refer to Joshua, the successor of Moses and the leader who led the Israelites into the Promised Land. The Aramaic version of the name, "Yeshua," is also found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient Jewish texts dating back to the last centuries BCE.
In the Christian tradition, Yahushua is the original Hebrew name of Jesus Christ, as recorded in the New Testament. The name was later transliterated into Greek as "Iesous" and then into Latin as "Iesus," from which the English "Jesus" is derived.
Some notable historical figures who bore the name Yahushua include Joshua, the Biblical leader mentioned earlier, who lived around the 13th century BCE. Another was Joshua ben Hananiah, a prominent Jewish scholar and leader during the Roman era, who lived in the 1st century CE.
In the early Christian era, there was Yahushua ben Sira, a Jewish philosopher and author of the Book of Sirach (or Ecclesiasticus), who lived in the 2nd century BCE. Later, in the 4th century CE, there was Yahushua Stylites, a Christian ascetic and monk known for living atop a pillar for over three decades.
Another notable figure was Yahushua ben Perahyah, a Jewish sage and leader of the Sanhedrin (Jewish council) in the 2nd century BCE, known for his wisdom and teachings on ethics and morality.
People
Yahushua + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yahushua as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yahushua: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yahushua?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yahushua 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 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Yahushua a common name?
We classify Yahushua as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yahushua most popular?
The single biggest year for Yahushua was 2015, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yahushua is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yahushua in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yahushua a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yahushua 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.
Is Yahushua still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yahushua in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yahushua can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many Americans are named Yahushua?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.