Yusha
A Hebrew masculine name with multiple meanings such as "wealthy" or "salvation".
Name Census estimates that about 132 living Americans carry the first name Yusha. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yusha today is around 7 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yusha births was 2023 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yusha. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Yusha with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
132
~ 1 in 2,596,624 Americans
Peak year
2023
18 babies that year
Average age
7
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,638
Tracked since 2008
Popularity
Yusha: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yusha from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 65 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yusha 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 Yusha during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yushas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yusha
The name Yusha has its origins in Hebrew, derived from the biblical name Yehoshua, which means "Yahweh is salvation" or "Yahweh is deliverance." The name Yehoshua is a compound of two Hebrew words: "Yahweh," which is the name of God in the Hebrew Bible, and "yasha," meaning "to deliver" or "to save."
The name Yusha is a variant spelling and pronunciation of the more common English transliteration, Joshua. It is believed to have been in use since ancient times, as evidenced by its appearance in the Hebrew Bible, where Joshua was a central figure who led the Israelites into the Promised Land after the Exodus from Egypt.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Yusha was Yusha ben Nun, the biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Joshua. He was a prominent leader and military commander who succeeded Moses as the leader of the Israelites and oversaw the conquest of Canaan.
In later centuries, the name Yusha continued to be used among Jewish communities around the world. One notable bearer of the name was Yusha ben Levi, a prominent Jewish scholar who lived in Palestine during the 3rd century CE and was a disciple of Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi, the chief editor of the Mishnah.
The name Yusha also appeared in various historical records and texts throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods. For example, Yusha ben Shuaib was a 9th-century Jewish scholar and physician who lived in Kairouan, Tunisia, and wrote on medical topics.
Another notable figure with the name Yusha was Yusha ben Halevi, a 12th-century Jewish philosopher and poet who lived in Spain. He was known for his philosophical works and his contributions to the development of Jewish thought during the Golden Age of Jewish culture in Spain.
In more recent times, the name Yusha has continued to be used among Jewish communities, although it has remained relatively rare in comparison to the more common spelling and pronunciation of Joshua.
People
Yusha + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yusha 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
Yusha: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yusha?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 132 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yusha 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 2,596,624 US residents.
Is Yusha a common name?
We classify Yusha as "Very Rare". It ranks above 68.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 133 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yusha most popular?
The single biggest year for Yusha was 2023, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yusha is about 7 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 Yusha in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yusha a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yusha 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 Yusha still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yusha 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 Yusha 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 people are called Yusha?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.