UK boy's name
Yushua
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2019. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Yushua is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Yushua popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2019 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4702, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2010, with 3 births.
This profile covers 9 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 2010 to 2019. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 9 living people in the UK are called Yushua. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2020 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Yushua ranked #4702 for boys in England and Wales in 2019, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2010, when 3 boys were registered as Yushua.
- • About 9 living people in the UK are estimated to have Yushua as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4702
2019
Births in 2019
3
Latest year
Peak year
2010
3 births
Estimated living
9
2026
Popularity
Yushua over time
The chart below shows babies named Yushua registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2010 to 2019. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Yushua, the clearest high point is 2010. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2019, compared with 3 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yushua by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Yushua was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4709 | 9 | 3 |
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- Yousef 1,489
- Yousuf 1,454
- Yasir 1,056
- Yash 876
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FAQ
Yushua: questions and answers
How popular is the name Yushua in the UK right now?
In 2019, Yushua was ranked #4702 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Yushua most popular?
The peak year on record was 2010, with 3 babies registered as Yushua in England and Wales.
How many people are called Yushua in the UK?
A total of 9 babies have been registered as Yushua across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.