Joshu

JOH-shoo /ˈdʒoʊʃuː/
boy 2 syllables fading

Joshu is a very rare variant of Joshua that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Joshu is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1994. Joshu was first reported in SSA data in 1971 and peaked in 1988 (10 births).

About the name Joshu

PronunciationJOH-shoo /ˈdʒoʊʃuː/
10peak births 1988
1971first in SSA data

Names similar to Joshu

JoshuaJoshJoshuahJoshueJosiahJoshiahJoeishaJosephJoshton

How popular is Joshu?

Boys named Joshu
197119751980198519901994
Boys named Joshu per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1971–1994 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1994) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Joshu total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19947—#7,336
19938—#6,520
19925—#9,082
19899—#5,379
198810—#4,599
19876—#6,515
19867—#5,629
19859—#4,505
19836—#5,859
19828—#4,804
19797—#5,101
19748—#4,009
19716—#4,658
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