How Many People Are Named Yeshua?
An estimated 2,456 people in the United States have the first name Yeshua. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Yeshua peaked in popularity in 2024 with 229 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yeshua as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yeshua paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yeshua is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,456
About 1 in 139,558 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2024
229 births
Total Registered
2,477
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yeshua
Yeshua is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,477 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yeshua as a male name
Ranked #982 in 2024
229 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (229 births)
Yeshua: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yeshua span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,236 babies were registered. While Yeshua is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yeshua by Decade
How has Yeshua tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yeshua by State
Birth registrations for Yeshua span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Maryland, Louisiana, Connecticut. On average, about 73 Yeshuas were registered per state.
Yeshua + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yeshua as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yeshua: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yeshua?
We estimate approximately 2,456 people named Yeshua are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 139,558 Americans share this first name.
Is Yeshua a common name?
Yeshua is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,477 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yeshua most popular?
Yeshua reached peak popularity in 2024, when 229 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yeshua is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yeshua a male name?
Yeshua is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yeshua Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yeshua Smith, Yeshua Johnson, Yeshua Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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