Josue is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Josue means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Josue across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Josue has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Josue is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “the Lord is salvation”. The Spanish and French form of Joshua.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 57,874 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 89 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Josue per year, United States (1924 to 2025). United States peaked in 2007 (2,272/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2007 (9/yr).
Josue has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2007, when it ranked #339 nationally (given to 2,281 babies that year).
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