Josiah

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Josiah is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 143,787 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 143,338 as boys and 449 as girls. Josiah gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2017 and remains popular today. It is the #523 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 5,466
2023 5,435
2022 5,835
2021 6,157
2020 6,179
2019 6,859
2018 6,698
2017 7,086
2016 7,036
2015 6,687
2014 6,489
2013 6,329
2012 5,553
2011 5,289
2010 5,219
2009 5,039
2008 4,803
2007 4,241
2006 3,670
2005 3,270
2004 2,814
2003 2,694
2002 2,585
2001 2,251
2000 2,041
1999 1,753
1998 1,537
1997 1,393
1996 1,251
1995 1,027
1994 926
1993 891
1992 788
1991 738
1990 677
1989 591
1988 544
1987 502
1986 489
1985 503
1984 479
1983 410
1982 367
1981 292
1980 256
1979 216
1978 159
1977 155
1976 123
1975 86
1974 64
1973 42
1972 43
1971 28
1970 29
1969 28
1968 19
1967 15
1966 17
1965 13
1964 9
1963 14
1962 18
1961 29
1960 11
1959 23
1958 20
1957 13
1956 20
1955 17
1954 24
1953 17
1952 24
1951 17
1950 20
1949 21
1948 22
1947 18
1946 15
1945 14
1944 17
1943 15
1942 12
1941 10
1940 21
1939 22
1938 15
1937 25
1936 17
1935 19
1934 19
1933 23
1932 22
1931 20
1930 24
1929 17
1928 36
1927 26
1926 24
1925 30
1924 25
1923 24
1922 32
1921 35
1920 29
1919 47
1918 35
1917 39
1916 44
1915 37
1914 33
1913 19
1912 36
1911 9
1910 9
1909 7
1908 8
1907 10
1906 9
1905 5
1904 8
1903 13
1902 5
1901 5
1900 7
1899 8
1898 9
1897 6
1896 12
1895 7
1894 13
1893 18
1892 15
1891 9
1890 11
1889 14
1888 16
1887 15
1886 21
1885 17
1884 22
1883 14
1882 24
1881 24
1880 26