The baby name Josua is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced yo-SOO-ah (IPA: /joʊˈzuːə/).
Josua is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Josua is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced yo-SOO-ah (IPA: /joʊˈzuːə/).
Josua is Hebrew in Origin.
Josua is the standard German- and Scandinavian-form of the biblical name Joshua, ultimately from Hebrew Yehoshua (later Yeshua), meaning “Yahweh is salvation” or “the Lord saves.” In the Hebrew Bible/Tanakh, Joshua is Moses’s successor who leads Israel into Canaan; the same Hebrew root underlies the name of Jesus. The spelling without the English h reflects continental Bible traditions while preserving the same meaning.
The form Josua entered wide use through Reformation-era translations such as Luther’s Bible and remained familiar in Protestant Europe. It is still used in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Sweden, and also appears in church contexts in Indonesia as Josua or Yosua. Close variants include Joshua (English), Josué (French, Spanish, Portuguese), Jozua (Dutch), Giosuè (Italian), Iosua (Romanian), and Joosua (Finnish); older Danish/Norwegian Josva also occurs. Common nicknames mirror the English form - Josh or Jo - though many speakers keep the full, concise Josua.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| FJ | 0 | #6 | 1 | 374 | |
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #12 | 6 | 603 |
| NA | 0 | #26 | 8 | 2,537 | |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #52 | 1 | 749 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #80 | 186 | 6,830 |
| EC | 0 | #120 | 2 | 2,502 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #129 | 9 | 1,769 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #181 | 2 | 1,509 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #234 | 4 | 7,146 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #238 | 9 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| Canada | Boys | 2005 | #290 | 5 | 2,156 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #329 | 4 | 7,401 |
| GT | 0 | #335 | 4 | 5,948 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #368 | 16 | 11,440 |
| France | Girls | 1997 | #378 | 3 | 2,302 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #383 | 5 | 2,865 |
| BO | 0 | #406 | 3 | 6,868 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #409 | 79 | 10,188 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #410 | 4 | 5,922 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #428 | 15 | 2,180 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #442 | 4 | 8,339 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #457 | 25 | 9,305 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #463 | 12 | 7,625 |
| ZA | 0 | #467 | 8 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #480 | 4 | 7,628 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #583 | 10 | 9,244 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #585 | 98 | 3,552 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #641 | 25 | 13,390 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #793 | 138 | 5,610 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #811 | 174 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #812 | 109 | 15,656 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #816 | 63 | 14,506 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #850 | 103 | 5,697 |
| United States | Boys | 2020 | #891 | 8 | 7,187 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #933 | 19 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #935 | 17 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,023 | 156 | 25,619 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,061 | 51 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,147 | 6 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,174 | 10 | 17,781 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,451 | 21 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,588 | 27 | 28,008 |
Josua is popular in 56 countries — most recent births per country:
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