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 first appears in 1975 and peaked in 1985 (32 births).

About the name Jousha

PronunciationJOW-shuh /ˈdʒaʊʃə/
32peak births 1985
1975first appeared

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)

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