Josue
Josue is a variant of the name Joshua.
Meaning & Origin of Josue
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Josue is a variant of the name Joshua.
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The Story of Josue
Josue first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1924, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 2,272 Josues were born — ranking #181 that year. As of 2026, Josue ranks #300 for baby boys with 1,119 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 59K Josues have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Josue
Josue is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 59K births in the dataset. Josue's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #181. Use the chart and map above to compare Josue's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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