Jousha

JOW-shuh /ˈdʒaʊʃə/
boy 2 syllables fading

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

Jousha is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2009. Jousha was first reported in SSA data in 1975 and peaked in 1985 (32 births).

About the name Jousha

PronunciationJOW-shuh /ˈdʒaʊʃə/
32peak births 1985
1975first in SSA data

Names similar to Jousha

How popular is Jousha?

Boys named Jousha
19751980198519901995200020052009
Boys named Jousha per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1975–2009 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2009) 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

Jousha total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200955#13,421
200866#11,785
200755#13,337
200666#11,306
200555#12,326
200155#11,432
200066#9,676
199977#8,284
199866#9,030
19978—#6,927
19968—#6,800
19957—#7,374
199410—#5,659
199316—#3,920
199218—#3,532
199120—#3,171
199022—#2,912
198914—#3,908
198832—#2,015
198724—#2,367
198628—#2,077
198532—#1,850
198425—#2,126
198312—#3,523
198214—#3,200
198117—#2,726
198019—#2,580
197912—#3,453
19785—#6,278
197710—#3,724
197620—#2,289
19758—#4,113