Josiah
4 countries#54 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Josiah was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
149,420 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #54 · peaked in 2017 with 7,092 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Florida, New York, North Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
92 births recorded 2000–2025 · currently #237 · peaked in 2021 with 9 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
Scotland
58 births recorded 2009–2025 · currently #560 · peaked in 2022 with 6 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
33 births recorded 2002–2022 · currently #4603 · peaked in 2021 with 8 births
Most common in: Guadeloupe
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Josiah’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #117 | — |
| 2007 | #105 | ↑12 |
| 2008 | #95 | ↑10 |
| 2009 | #86 | ↑9 |
| 2010 | #77 | ↑9 |
| 2011 | #80 | ↓3 |
| 2012 | #79 | ↑1 |
| 2013 | #69 | ↑10 |
| 2014 | #64 | ↑5 |
| 2015 | #57 | ↑7 |
| 2016 | #55 | ↑2 |
| 2017 | #51 | ↑4 |
| 2018 | #52 | ↓1 |
| 2019 | #45 | ↑7 |
| 2020 | #49 | ↓4 |
| 2021 | #49 | — |
| 2022 | #51 | ↓2 |
| 2023 | #52 | ↓1 |
| 2024 | #53 | ↓1 |
| 2025 | #54 | ↓1 |
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