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Jeshua

Meaning: God is salvation
Origin: Hebrew

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Meaning & origin

What does Jeshua mean?

Jeshua means “God is salvation”.

Jeshua is an English-letter form of the Hebrew Yeshua, a shortened form in the Joshua name family. Its traditional meaning is God is salvation. The spelling appears in English biblical texts, where it identifies several people, making it an established biblical form rather than simply a modern alteration of Jesus.

One well-known bearer is Jeshua the high priest in the period of the return from exile, whose story appears in the books of Ezra and related biblical writings. The wider name family also includes the Hebrew and Aramaic background of Jesus. Those connections make Jeshua significant across different religious reading traditions, while the exact person being discussed depends on the passage and translation.

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Popularity & trends

How popular is Jeshua?

United States · 2025

Explore how often Jeshua is used and how its ranking has changed.

US boys rank: #2,585
Boys named Jeshua: 51
Change in births: 8.9%

Jeshua over time

United States · Boys

Boys

Yearly data & usage

Rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys. The summary highlights boys, the most common recorded usage in 2025.

Jeshua: United States birth counts and ranks
Year	Usage	US rank	Births
2025	Boys	#2,585	51
2024	Boys	#2,457	56
2023	Boys	#2,674	49
2022	Boys	#3,376	35
2021	Boys	#4,064	26
2020	Boys	#3,050	38
2019	Boys	#3,225	36
2018	Boys	#2,489	52
2017	Boys	#2,203	61
2016	Boys	#1,947	75
2015	Boys	#2,245	60
2014	Boys	#1,662	93