Is Jeshua a boy or girl name?
Jeshua is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 55 boys were named Jeshua, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 2,575 US babies named Jeshua were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,484
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jeshua since 1973
- 2,575
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 164 babies
Boys and girls named Jeshua, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55 | #2,484 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 49 | #2,671 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,374 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,062 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,050 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 36 | #3,223 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 52 | #2,489 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 61 | #2,203 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 75 | #1,947 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 60 | #2,245 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 93 | #1,662 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 82 | #1,774 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 91 | #1,682 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 121 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 118 | #1,410 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 137 | #1,285 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 141 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 164 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 144 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 158 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 150 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,235 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,576 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,561 | 5 | #16,472 |
| 2000 | 40 | #2,402 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 32 | #2,693 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,145 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,711 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 30 | #2,565 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 33 | #2,378 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 33 | #2,371 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,541 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 22 | #3,058 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,573 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,386 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,508 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 24 | #2,476 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,511 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,464 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,294 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,752 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 21 | #2,372 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 15 | #3,034 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,828 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,722 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,836 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,856 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,101 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,595 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,533 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,225 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,933 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jeshua reached #1,051 in 2005. As a girl name, it reached #16,472 in 2001. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jeshua
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.