Yeshua
Yeshua was the 1007th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 225 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 985th with 229 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 444 places. More babies were named Yeshua in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,007 boys, up 520 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 225boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024229 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,703babies recorded
Yeshua popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,007 | 225 |
| 2020 | #1,527 | 110 |
| 2010 | #1,611 | 98 |
| 2000 | #7,395 | 9 |
| 1990 | #7,170 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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How popular is Yeshua, counting every spelling?
Yeshua has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #969 for boys in 2025, against #1,007 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Yeshua?
225 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yeshua (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yeshua born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 37 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yeshua.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yeshua?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Yeshua are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Yeshua a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Yeshua by state
How common Yeshua was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.8×), New York (1.7×), Texas (1.6×). In 31 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Yeshua: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yeshua, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Yeshua
How popular is the name Yeshua?
Yeshua was the 1007th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 225 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 985th with 229 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 444 places. More babies were named Yeshua in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yeshua a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yeshua in the US.
Where is Yeshua most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yeshua was most common in Florida (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Texas.