Boy
Joshua
Joshua is a boy's name meaning "Yahweh is salvation", drawing on Hebrew roots. It peaked back in the 1980s and has been gradually easing since. In the current registry, it is one of the most familiar names around. In total, about 1,206,617 American babies have carried this name since 1900.
HebrewYahweh is salvation
HebrewDeliverer, savior
Births by decade
1900s
243
1910s
926
1920s
1,143
1930s
949
1940s
1,158
1950s
2,222
1960s
5,346
1970s
141,199
1980s
399,131
1990s
330,046
2000s
232,360
2010s
91,894
Peaked in the 1980s · 1,206,617 total U.S. births since 1900