Josias
Josias is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 212 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 2120.01% of boys
- Peak year
- 2024212 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1975
- 3,267people given the name
The story in the numbers
3,267 boys have been named Josias in the United States since 1975, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 212 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2015, and the 2010s alone account for 38%.
By decade
In 2024, its biggest year
Josias was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Josias
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Hershypeak 2022
- Laithpeak 2024
- Bryerpeak 2024
- Kylinpeak 2022
- Taylenpeak 2021
- Wisdompeak 2022
- Santinopeak 2024
- Ramirpeak 2023
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.