Oshua

AHSH-yoo-uh /ˈɑːʃjuːə/
boy 2 syllables fading

Oshua is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Oshua is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1989. Oshua was first reported in SSA data in 1978 and peaked in 1986 (14 births).

About the name Oshua

PronunciationAHSH-yoo-uh /ˈɑːʃjuːə/
14peak births 1986
1978first in SSA data

Names similar to Oshua

How popular is Oshua?

Boys named Oshua
1978198019851989
Boys named Oshua per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1978–1989 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1989) 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

Oshua total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19898—#6,067
198811—#4,380
198710—#4,489
198614—#3,390
19858—#5,029
198311—#3,801
19828—#4,882
19817—#5,332
19805—#7,001
19797—#5,218
19786—#5,579