Josh

Boy

Origin: Hebrew · English

Meaning

“short form of Joshua, from Hebrew Yehoshua, 'God is salvation'”

Short form of Joshua used as an independent given name; it emerged as a standalone name in the United States from the 1980s onward.

Rarity: uncommon

Peak decade: 1990s

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