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Josiah name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Josiah ranks #54 in male records (5,509 reported) and #8,083 in female records (13 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Josiah becoming more popular?

Josiah's reported male count increased by 23 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #53 to #54. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Josiah in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for JosiahFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.7,0790201620252016: 14 female records2017: 13 female records2018: 17 female records2019: 21 female records2020: 17 female records2021: 11 female records2022: 10 female records2023: 5 female records2024: 9 female records2025: 13 female records2016: 7,025 male records2017: 7,079 male records2018: 6,684 male records2019: 6,847 male records2020: 6,164 male records2021: 6,157 male records2022: 5,838 male records2023: 5,445 male records2024: 5,486 male records2025: 5,509 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025138,0835,50954
2024910,6505,48653
2023516,2735,44553
20221010,0255,83851
2021119,2306,15749
2020176,7636,16449
2019215,8816,84745
2018176,9336,68452
2017138,5227,07951
2016148,1837,02555

Questions about Josiah’s popularity

How common is Josiah in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Josiah ranks #54 in male records (5,509 reported) and #8,083 in female records (13 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Josiah?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Josiah only.

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