Data through 2025

Josiah name popularity in the United States

Josiah ranked #54 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 5,509 boys named Josiah.

Rank#54

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded5,509

SSA

Peak year2017

7,079 recorded

Five-year change-10.6%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Josiah for boys and girls

Girls

13

0.2% in 2025 · data from 1981 to 2025

Boys

5,509

99.8% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Josiah in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys5,509#54
2025girls13#7885
2024boys5,486#53
2024girls9#10271
2023boys5,445#52
2023girls5#15194
2022boys5,838#51
2022girls10#9680
2021boys6,157#49
2021girls11#8978
2020boys6,164#49
2020girls17#6629
Show full history (183 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys5,509#54
2025girls13#7885
2024boys5,486#53
2024girls9#10271
2023boys5,445#52
2023girls5#15194
2022boys5,838#51
2022girls10#9680
2021boys6,157#49
2021girls11#8978
2020boys6,164#49
2020girls17#6629
2019boys6,847#45
2019girls21#5798
2018boys6,684#52
2018girls17#6792
2017boys7,079#51
2017girls13#8299
2016boys7,025#55
2016girls14#7988
2015boys6,677#57
2015girls15#7613
2014boys6,482#64
2014girls10#10129
2013boys6,316#69
2013girls15#7748
2012boys5,538#79
2012girls18#6872
2011boys5,274#80
2011girls17#7118
2010boys5,210#77
2010girls10#10451
2009boys5,020#86
2009girls20#6544
2008boys4,785#95
2008girls18#7073
2007boys4,225#105
2007girls17#7394
2006boys3,649#117
2006girls21#6125
2005boys3,260#125
2005girls11#9452
2004boys2,797#142
2004girls17#6768
2003boys2,684#152
2003girls10#9671
2002boys2,570#154
2002girls15#7045
2001boys2,239#169
2001girls12#8196
2000boys2,029#180
2000girls12#8027
1999boys1,742#193
1999girls11#8223
1998boys1,526#212
1998girls11#8016
1997boys1,381#223
1997girls12#7283
1996boys1,243#239
1996girls9#8812
1995boys1,018#273
1995girls9#8766
1994boys916#298
1994girls10#8122
1993boys891#307
1992boys784#324
1992girls5#13317
1991boys738#334
1990boys677#355
1989boys591#378
1988boys544#370
1987boys502#384
1986boys489#377
1985boys497#371
1985girls6#9307
1984boys470#375
1984girls9#6810
1983boys405#405
1983girls5#10275
1982boys367#439
1981boys285#496
1981girls7#8128
1980boys256#537
1979boys216#581
1978boys159#663
1977boys155#679
1976boys123#748
1975boys86#891
1974boys64#1026
1973boys42#1268
1972boys43#1262
1971boys28#1668
1970boys29#1582
1969boys28#1526
1968boys19#1836
1967boys15#2030
1966boys17#1891
1965boys13#2270
1964boys9#2854
1963boys14#2200
1962boys18#1896
1961boys29#1496
1960boys11#2535
1959boys23#1665
1958boys20#1766
1957boys13#2274
1956boys20#1765
1955boys17#1902
1954boys24#1559
1953boys17#1900
1952boys24#1547
1951boys17#1838
1950boys20#1657
1949boys20#1667
1948boys22#1559
1947boys18#1786
1946boys15#1884
1945boys14#1852
1944boys17#1683
1943boys15#1910
1942boys12#2145
1941boys10#2333
1940boys21#1471
1939boys22#1425
1938boys15#1818
1937boys25#1344
1936boys17#1639
1935boys19#1584
1934boys19#1608
1933boys23#1405
1932boys22#1509
1931boys20#1589
1930boys24#1496
1929boys17#1848
1928boys36#1188
1927boys26#1468
1926boys24#1515
1925boys30#1332
1924boys25#1532
1923boys24#1551
1922boys32#1282
1921boys35#1226
1920boys29#1348
1919boys47#989
1918boys35#1172
1917boys39#1062
1916boys44#964
1915boys37#1054
1914boys33#967
1913boys19#1173
1912boys36#713
1911boys9#1190
1910boys9#1118
1909boys7#1155
1908boys8#1021
1907boys10#866
1906boys9#852
1905boys5#1233
1904boys8#874
1903boys13#619
1902boys5#1137
1901boys5#1058
1900boys7#1050
1899boys8#786
1898boys9#744
1897boys6#942
1896boys12#641
1895boys7#872
1894boys13#567
1893boys18#435
1892boys15#525
1891boys9#635
1890boys11#603
1889boys14#498
1888boys16#484
1887boys15#438
1886boys21#383
1885boys17#439
1884boys22#375
1883boys14#479
1882boys24#365
1881boys24#332
1880boys26#334

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Josiah’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-17.5%
Change since peak-22.2%