Josiah

Given to 149,420 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#7885
recorded as girls
#54
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
5,522
girls 13 · boys 5,509
Peak year
2017
7,079 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
149,420
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Josiah was most popular in 2017, when 7,079 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 5,509 babies were named Josiah, ranking #54 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2017 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Josiah was most popular in 2017, when 7,079 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 5,509 babies were named Josiah, ranking #54 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.252.53.7551880192019602000Peak 2017

Josiah was most popular in 2017, when 7,079 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 5,509 babies were named Josiah, ranking #54 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 13 7885 5,509 54
2024 9 10271 5,486 53
2023 5 15194 5,445 52
2022 10 9680 5,838 51
2021 11 8978 6,157 49
2020 17 6629 6,164 49
2019 21 5798 6,847 45
2018 17 6792 6,684 52
2017 13 8299 7,079 51
2016 14 7988 7,025 55
2015 15 7613 6,677 57
2014 10 10129 6,482 64
2013 15 7748 6,316 69
2012 18 6872 5,538 79
2011 17 7118 5,274 80
2010 10 10451 5,210 77
2009 20 6544 5,020 86
2008 18 7073 4,785 95
2007 17 7394 4,225 105
2006 21 6125 3,649 117
2005 11 9452 3,260 125
2004 17 6768 2,797 142
2003 10 9671 2,684 152
2002 15 7045 2,570 154
2001 12 8196 2,239 169
2000 12 8027 2,029 180
1999 11 8223 1,742 193
1998 11 8016 1,526 212
1997 12 7283 1,381 223
1996 9 8812 1,243 239
1995 9 8766 1,018 273
1994 10 8122 916 298
1993 <5 — 891 307
1992 5 13317 784 324
1991 <5 — 738 334
1990 <5 — 677 355
1989 <5 — 591 378
1988 <5 — 544 370
1987 <5 — 502 384
1986 <5 — 489 377
1985 6 9307 497 371
1984 9 6810 470 375
1983 5 10275 405 405
1982 <5 — 367 439
1981 7 8128 285 496
1980 <5 — 256 537
1979 <5 — 216 581
1978 <5 — 159 663
1977 <5 — 155 679
1976 <5 — 123 748
1975 <5 — 86 891
1974 <5 — 64 1026
1973 <5 — 42 1268
1972 <5 — 43 1262
1971 <5 — 28 1668
1970 <5 — 29 1582
1969 <5 — 28 1526
1968 <5 — 19 1836
1967 <5 — 15 2030
1966 <5 — 17 1891
1965 <5 — 13 2270
1964 <5 — 9 2854
1963 <5 — 14 2200
1962 <5 — 18 1896
1961 <5 — 29 1496
1960 <5 — 11 2535
1959 <5 — 23 1665
1958 <5 — 20 1766
1957 <5 — 13 2274
1956 <5 — 20 1765
1955 <5 — 17 1902
1954 <5 — 24 1559
1953 <5 — 17 1900
1952 <5 — 24 1547
1951 <5 — 17 1838
1950 <5 — 20 1657
1949 <5 — 20 1667
1948 <5 — 22 1559
1947 <5 — 18 1786
1946 <5 — 15 1884
1945 <5 — 14 1852
1944 <5 — 17 1683
1943 <5 — 15 1910
1942 <5 — 12 2145
1941 <5 — 10 2333
1940 <5 — 21 1471
1939 <5 — 22 1425
1938 <5 — 15 1818
1937 <5 — 25 1344
1936 <5 — 17 1639
1935 <5 — 19 1584
1934 <5 — 19 1608
1933 <5 — 23 1405
1932 <5 — 22 1509
1931 <5 — 20 1589
1930 <5 — 24 1496
1929 <5 — 17 1848
1928 <5 — 36 1188
1927 <5 — 26 1468
1926 <5 — 24 1515
1925 <5 — 30 1332
1924 <5 — 25 1532
1923 <5 — 24 1551
1922 <5 — 32 1282
1921 <5 — 35 1226
1920 <5 — 29 1348
1919 <5 — 47 989
1918 <5 — 35 1172
1917 <5 — 39 1062
1916 <5 — 44 964
1915 <5 — 37 1054
1914 <5 — 33 967
1913 <5 — 19 1173
1912 <5 — 36 713
1911 <5 — 9 1190
1910 <5 — 9 1118
1909 <5 — 7 1155
1908 <5 — 8 1021
1907 <5 — 10 866
1906 <5 — 9 852
1905 <5 — 5 1233
1904 <5 — 8 874
1903 <5 — 13 619
1902 <5 — 5 1137
1901 <5 — 5 1058
1900 <5 — 7 1050
1899 <5 — 8 786
1898 <5 — 9 744
1897 <5 — 6 942
1896 <5 — 12 641
1895 <5 — 7 872
1894 <5 — 13 567
1893 <5 — 18 435
1892 <5 — 15 525
1891 <5 — 9 635
1890 <5 — 11 603
1889 <5 — 14 498
1888 <5 — 16 484
1887 <5 — 15 438
1886 <5 — 21 383
1885 <5 — 17 439
1884 <5 — 22 375
1883 <5 — 14 479
1882 <5 — 24 365
1881 <5 — 24 332
1880 <5 — 26 334

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Other spellings

Josh · 17,288 Joziah · 5,369 Josiyah · 768 Josyah · 482 Jossiah · 323 Joziyah · 119 Joshiah · 114

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Where Josiah is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years