Jeshua is an English rendering of the Hebrew Yeshua, a later short form of Joshua that means "the Lord is salvation"; it is the Hebrew name behind Jesus and appears in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah for a high priest who returned from the Babylonian exile. American parents who want the Hebrew sound without the familiarity of Joshua often choose it. Jeshua ranked number 2402 in 2000, peaked at number 1051 in 2005 and stood at number 2585 in 2025 with 51 boys.