Is Jashua a boy or girl name?

Jashua is a boy’s name. Of the 1,710 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Jashua

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Jashua was most popular in 1987, when 73 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,675 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,710 people named Jashua.

Jashua over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jashua’s peak in 1987. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jashua a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jashua is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,710 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jashua

Where Jashua is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org