The Lord is salvation
A modern phonetic spelling of Joshua, derived from the Hebrew name Yehoshua. It combines the elements 'Yah', referring to the Tetragrammaton, and 'yasha', meaning to deliver or save. This specific spelling emphasizes the 'Jah' prefix often used in Rastafarian and certain Christian traditions.
Less common today
Jahshua isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,917 in 1995.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).