Joushua

JOWSH-yoo-uh /ˈdʒaʊʃjuːə/
boy 2 syllables fading

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

Joushua is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2000. Joushua was first reported in SSA data in 1979 and peaked in 1989 (12 births).

About the name Joushua

PronunciationJOWSH-yoo-uh /ˈdʒaʊʃjuːə/
12peak births 1989
1979first in SSA data

Names similar to Joushua

JoshuaJoshuahJoshueJoshaJoshYeshuaJeshuaJourdenJoushaJovaan

How popular is Joushua?

Boys named Joushua
197919801985199019952000
Boys named Joushua per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1979–2000 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2000) 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

Joushua total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200066#9,677
19937—#7,190
19906—#7,610
198912—#4,401
19877—#5,777
19867—#5,631
198510—#4,201
19847—#5,253
19835—#6,765
19825—#6,842
19816—#5,859
19805—#6,739
19797—#5,104
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