Josias Boy
How popular is Josias?
#950 boy name in 2025
247 baby boys were named Josias in the US in 2025, making it the 950th most popular boy name.
Josias popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #950 for boys (▲ 88 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 247 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,231 in 2015, #1,031 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (247 boys) |
| Highest rank | #950 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1975 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Josias counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Josias family of names ranked #867 for boys in 2025 (#928 the year before), with 252 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Josias | 247 | 98% |
| Josiahs | 5 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Josias is most popular
Babies named Josias per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Maryland: 0.3 per 1,000 (31 boys)
- Texas: 0.2 per 1,000 (178 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.2 per 1,000 (48 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (32 boys)
- Virginia: 0.2 per 1,000 (30 boys)
Josias by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 | #5,462 |
| 1980s | 89 | #2,911 |
| 1990s | 275 | #2,037 |
| 2000s | 668 | #1,510 |
| 2010s | 1,245 | #1,231 |
| 2020s | 1,230 | #950 |
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Questions
- Is Josias a boy or girl name?
- Josias is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Josias were boys.
- How popular is the name Josias?
- 247 baby boys were named Josias in the US in 2025, making it the 950th most popular boy name.
- When was Josias most popular?
- Josias peaked in 2025, when 247 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #950 in 2025.
- How many people are named Josias?
- 3,517 babies have been named Josias in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,482 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Josias most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Josias was most common in Maryland, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.