Meaning not yet researched.
Josiah: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 5,509 in 2025. Its best rank was #45 in 2019.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #45 in 2019; #54 in 2025. About 99.7% of babies named Josiah in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#54 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 2019, at #45.
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Josiah: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 5,509 boys in 2025. Peak: #45 in 2019 · most boys in one year: 7,079 (2017).
In 2025, 5,509 US boys were named Josiah, making it the 54th most common boys’ name of the year, down 1 place from #53 in 2024. That is 23 more than the 5,486 boys named Josiah in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #45, reached in 2019. The most boys given the name in a single year was 7,079, in 2017. For comparison, it was #57 in 2015 and #1,680 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Josiah in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 26 babies with the name. In all, 149,420 US babies have been given the name, 0.3% of them girls and 99.6% boys. Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 63,282 babies named Josiah.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 62,234 US boys were named Josiah; the busiest of those years was 2017, with 7,079. In 2025 that was about 1 in 310 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Josiah ranked highest in Georgia in 2025, at #16 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 36 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Josias (3,517 babies since 1880), Josie (75,915 babies since 1880) and Joziah (5,369 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Josiyah, Joesiah and Josyah are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Jos.
Meaning not yet researched.
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Rare spellings summarised here: Josiyah (768), Joesiah (644), Josyah (482), Jusiah (404), Jossiah (323), Josia (149), Joseh (143), Joziyah (119), Joeziah (117), Jozyah (54), Josyiah (43), Josiya (28), and more.
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 2 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 268 | #16 | #35 |
| Louisiana | 107 | #18 | #99 |
| Nevada | 72 | #20 | #52 |
| Mississippi | 62 | #22 | #67 |
| Delaware | 25 | #22 | #47 |
| South Carolina | 110 | #28 | #44 |
| Texas | 800 | #31 | #47 |
| Rhode Island | 22 | #34 | #65 |
| Florida | 452 | #34 | #36 |
| Arkansas | 60 | #39 | #90 |
| Alabama | 91 | #41 | #69 |
| New Mexico | 34 | #42 | #5 |
| Arizona | 133 | #44 | #59 |
| California | 723 | #45 | #61 |
| North Carolina | 207 | #45 | #35 |
| Connecticut | 64 | #49 | #54 |
| Oklahoma | 73 | #50 | #55 |
| Virginia | 147 | #53 | #48 |
| South Dakota | 18 | #59 | #104 |
| Indiana | 110 | #61 | #62 |
| Maryland | 86 | #62 | #61 |
| Tennessee | 126 | #63 | #75 |
| Pennsylvania | 183 | #63 | #76 |
| Washington | 110 | #63 | #62 |
| Michigan | 133 | #65 | #77 |
| Ohio | 167 | #67 | #69 |
| North Dakota | 16 | #69 | #155 |
| Missouri | 84 | #73 | #65 |
| Alaska | 11 | #73 | #27 |
| Colorado | 83 | #79 | #72 |
| District of Columbia | 11 | #80 | #29 |
| Kansas | 41 | #81 | #90 |
| New York | 217 | #83 | #62 |
| Illinois | 135 | #85 | #66 |
| Wisconsin | 65 | #90 | #85 |
| Hawaii | 10 | #98 | #47 |
| New Jersey | 95 | #103 | #71 |
| Iowa | 37 | #105 | #85 |
| Massachusetts | 66 | #107 | #96 |
| Kentucky | 51 | #108 | #78 |
| Nebraska | 24 | #109 | #103 |
| West Virginia | 18 | #111 | #79 |
| Oregon | 35 | #111 | #97 |
| Idaho | 21 | #121 | #178 |
| Minnesota | 52 | #125 | #74 |
| Montana | 10 | #137 | #168 |
| Maine | 7 | #191 | #169 |
| New Hampshire | 7 | #196 | — |
| Utah | 24 | #216 | #283 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #8,083 | 5,509 | #54 |
| 2024 | 9 | #10,650 | 5,486 | #53 |
| 2023 | 5 | #16,273 | 5,445 | #53 |
| 2022 | 10 | #10,025 | 5,838 | #51 |
| 2021 | 11 | #9,230 | 6,157 | #49 |
| 2020 | 17 | #6,763 | 6,164 | #49 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5,881 | 6,847 | #45 |
| 2018 | 17 | #6,933 | 6,684 | #52 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,522 | 7,079 | #51 |
| 2016 | 14 | #8,183 | 7,025 | #55 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,785 | 6,677 | #57 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,513 | 6,482 | #64 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,954 | 6,316 | #69 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,993 | 5,538 | #79 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,255 | 5,274 | #80 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,788 | 5,210 | #77 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,676 | 5,020 | #86 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,211 | 4,785 | #95 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,559 | 4,225 | #105 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,236 | 3,649 | #117 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,767 | 3,260 | #125 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,926 | 2,797 | #142 |
| 2003 | 10 | #10,002 | 2,684 | #152 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,226 | 2,570 | #154 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,451 | 2,239 | #169 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,263 | 2,029 | #180 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,487 | 1,742 | #194 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,251 | 1,526 | #212 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,474 | 1,381 | #223 |
| 1996 | 9 | #9,140 | 1,243 | #239 |
| 1995 | 9 | #9,092 | 1,018 | #273 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,416 | 916 | #298 |
| 1993 | — | — | 891 | #307 |
| 1992 | 5 | #14,252 | 784 | #324 |
| 1991 | — | — | 738 | #334 |
| 1990 | — | — | 677 | #355 |
| 1989 | — | — | 591 | #379 |
| 1988 | — | — | 544 | #371 |
| 1987 | — | — | 502 | #384 |
| 1986 | — | — | 489 | #377 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,849 | 497 | #371 |
| 1984 | 9 | #7,039 | 470 | #375 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,982 | 405 | #405 |
| 1982 | — | — | 367 | #439 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,492 | 285 | #498 |
| 1980 | — | — | 256 | #537 |
| 1979 | — | — | 216 | #582 |
| 1978 | — | — | 159 | #665 |
| 1977 | — | — | 155 | #680 |
| 1976 | — | — | 123 | #750 |
| 1975 | — | — | 86 | #893 |
| 1974 | — | — | 64 | #1,029 |
| 1973 | — | — | 42 | #1,284 |
| 1972 | — | — | 43 | #1,273 |
| 1971 | — | — | 28 | #1,690 |
| 1970 | — | — | 29 | #1,595 |
| 1969 | — | — | 28 | #1,544 |
| 1968 | — | — | 19 | #1,870 |
| 1967 | — | — | 15 | #2,082 |
| 1966 | — | — | 17 | #1,927 |
| 1965 | — | — | 13 | #2,315 |
| 1964 | — | — | 9 | #2,961 |
| 1963 | — | — | 14 | #2,257 |
| 1962 | — | — | 18 | #1,926 |
| 1961 | — | — | 29 | #1,507 |
| 1960 | — | — | 11 | #2,609 |
| 1959 | — | — | 23 | #1,688 |
| 1958 | — | — | 20 | #1,805 |
| 1957 | — | — | 13 | #2,325 |
| 1956 | — | — | 20 | #1,783 |
| 1955 | — | — | 17 | #1,933 |
| 1954 | — | — | 24 | #1,575 |
| 1953 | — | — | 17 | #1,926 |
| 1952 | — | — | 24 | #1,569 |
| 1951 | — | — | 17 | #1,874 |
| 1950 | — | — | 20 | #1,680 |
| 1949 | — | — | 20 | #1,686 |
| 1948 | — | — | 22 | #1,588 |
| 1947 | — | — | 18 | #1,819 |
| 1946 | — | — | 15 | #1,919 |
| 1945 | — | — | 14 | #1,892 |
| 1944 | — | — | 17 | #1,708 |
| 1943 | — | — | 15 | #1,948 |
| 1942 | — | — | 12 | #2,205 |
| 1941 | — | — | 10 | #2,410 |
| 1940 | — | — | 21 | #1,500 |
| 1939 | — | — | 22 | #1,438 |
| 1938 | — | — | 15 | #1,860 |
| 1937 | — | — | 25 | #1,358 |
| 1936 | — | — | 17 | #1,686 |
| 1935 | — | — | 19 | #1,626 |
| 1934 | — | — | 19 | #1,640 |
| 1933 | — | — | 23 | #1,430 |
| 1932 | — | — | 22 | #1,533 |
| 1931 | — | — | 20 | #1,614 |
| 1930 | — | — | 24 | #1,516 |
| 1929 | — | — | 17 | #1,896 |
| 1928 | — | — | 36 | #1,202 |
| 1927 | — | — | 26 | #1,497 |
| 1926 | — | — | 24 | #1,540 |
| 1925 | — | — | 30 | #1,347 |
| 1924 | — | — | 25 | #1,554 |
| 1923 | — | — | 24 | #1,570 |
| 1922 | — | — | 32 | #1,296 |
| 1921 | — | — | 35 | #1,244 |
| 1920 | — | — | 29 | #1,365 |
| 1919 | — | — | 47 | #992 |
| 1918 | — | — | 35 | #1,187 |
| 1917 | — | — | 39 | #1,071 |
| 1916 | — | — | 44 | #966 |
| 1915 | — | — | 37 | #1,060 |
| 1914 | — | — | 33 | #978 |
| 1913 | — | — | 19 | #1,191 |
| 1912 | — | — | 36 | #719 |
| 1911 | — | — | 9 | #1,236 |
| 1910 | — | — | 9 | #1,165 |
| 1909 | — | — | 7 | #1,216 |
| 1908 | — | — | 8 | #1,067 |
| 1907 | — | — | 10 | #906 |
| 1906 | — | — | 9 | #888 |
| 1905 | — | — | 5 | #1,330 |
| 1904 | — | — | 8 | #926 |
| 1903 | — | — | 13 | #637 |
| 1902 | — | — | 5 | #1,225 |
| 1901 | — | — | 5 | #1,132 |
| 1900 | — | — | 7 | #1,110 |
| 1899 | — | — | 8 | #827 |
| 1898 | — | — | 9 | #781 |
| 1897 | — | — | 6 | #1,013 |
| 1896 | — | — | 12 | #657 |
| 1895 | — | — | 7 | #936 |
| 1894 | — | — | 13 | #582 |
| 1893 | — | — | 18 | #441 |
| 1892 | — | — | 15 | #533 |
| 1891 | — | — | 9 | #672 |
| 1890 | — | — | 11 | #620 |
| 1889 | — | — | 14 | #512 |
| 1888 | — | — | 16 | #494 |
| 1887 | — | — | 15 | #444 |
| 1886 | — | — | 21 | #389 |
| 1885 | — | — | 17 | #453 |
| 1884 | — | — | 22 | #379 |
| 1883 | — | — | 14 | #490 |
| 1882 | — | — | 24 | #367 |
| 1881 | — | — | 24 | #339 |
| 1880 | — | — | 26 | #338 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).