Baby name
STABLE
🇩🇪 🇦🇹 Josha
/YO · shah/
Meaning
“God saves”
Variant spelling of Joshua or a German-inflected short form; used in German-speaking countries as a standalone given name with a softer feel.
Nicknames
jo
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Soft and modern; fits neatly into current German naming aesthetics.
The cultural moment.
Used in Germany and Austria from the 1990s onward; modest presence without strong trend spikes.