What names are similar to Joshua?
If you like Joshua, consider Jarred, Jordan and Javon. In our US baby-name charts, they reach their highest point in the 1990s, the same decade as Joshua.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Joshua.
Jeshua Hebrew · English Bible form of Yeshua, a short Hebrew form of Joshua, "Yahweh is salvation", probably the name of Jesus in Aramaic
Cauã Portuguese · hawk, falcon, from the Tupi kaûã; a modern Brazilian favorite
Ezra Hebrew · help
Asa Hebrew · "physician, healer"
The same roots
Also Hebrew names, from the tradition Joshua comes from.
Noah Hebrew · "rest," from the Hebrew Noach, the ark-builder who rode out the flood; quiet for most of the 20th century, then the defining boys' name of the 2010s in the US and much of Europe. Gentle in sound, patriarch in weight
Jacob Hebrew · traditionally "holder of the heel" or "supplanter," from the Hebrew Ya'aqov, the patriarch who wrestled the angel and fathered the twelve tribes; a Jewish and Puritan staple that ruled the US boys' charts for over a decade around the 2000s. Jake comes free
Jesus Hebrew · "Yahweh is salvation," from Yeshua by way of Greek and Latin; in Spanish-speaking families, where it is pronounced heh-SOOS, giving the name is an act of devotion with centuries of tradition behind it, common from Mexico to the Philippines
Jaime Hebrew · Spanish and Portuguese form in the James and Jacob family, carried by medieval kings of Aragon; English Jaime also belongs to Jamie’s branch; Jacob is traditionally interpreted as "supplanter", though its etymology is debated
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 1990s, the same decade as Joshua, on a similar curve.
Jarred Hebrew · Variant spelling of Jared, a biblical Hebrew name meaning descent, father of Enoch in Genesis.
Jordan Hebrew · to flow down
Javon Hebrew · variant of Javan, a biblical name referring to Greece/Ionia
Josey Hebrew · pet form of Joseph/Josephine, traditionally meaning God will add
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