Fun Facts About the Name Jossue
- 687 babies named Jossue: U.S. records list 687 babies given the name Jossue from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jossue Mean?
Jossue is an alternate spelling of Josué, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Joshua. It derives from the Hebrew Yehoshua (יְהוֹשֻׁעַ), conventionally translated "God is salvation" and more literally "Yahweh is salvation." The first part of the Hebrew name is a shortened form of the divine name YHWH; the second is connected with a verb meaning "to save" or "to deliver." Jossue has no separate etymology of its own: it is a respelling of Josué, not a distinct Hebrew or Latin name.
Jossue Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Yehoshua appears in the Bible as the name of Moses' successor, originally called Hoshea, whom Moses renamed Joshua (Numbers 13:16). The Greek Septuagint rendered the name as Iesous, and the Latin Vulgate used Iosue. Spanish and Portuguese Josué developed from that Latin biblical form.
Jossue is an alternate spelling of Josué rather than a separate historical form. Its double s and final e give it an English-looking appearance, while standard Spanish and Portuguese spelling normally uses the accented Josué. In English-language use, Jossue is a respelling of the Spanish and Portuguese name, not a traditional English form like Joshua.
How Popular is the Name Jossue?
Jossue has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2006. Its best rank was #2,634 in 1992.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,906 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #10,326 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #10,302 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #7,341 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #13,002 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #11,418 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #6,520 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #7,308 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #7,861 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #8,352 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #9,190 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #7,802 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #5,842 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #4,898 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #4,759 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #4,101 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #3,784 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2007 | #4,718 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #3,478 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2005 | #3,771 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2004 | #4,686 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #3,784 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2002 | #3,224 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2001 | #3,183 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2000 | #3,583 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1999 | #3,227 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1998 | #2,971 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #3,110 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #3,921 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #3,491 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1994 | #4,662 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #3,093 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1992 | #2,634 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1991 | #3,057 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1990 | #3,693 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #5,381 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #4,994 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #5,201 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #4,296 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #4,198 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #4,379 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #4,312 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #4,735 | 8 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Jossue Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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