Josaiah
#7,819 most common boys' name of all time · #19,653 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1996–2025
Rank among boys
#7,819
Rank overall
#19,653 of 105,966
First appeared
1996
Years on the list
30 of 146
All-time
443
Since 2016
139
Peak year
2008 #4,134
Best rank
#4,134 2008
Girls
Boys
peak 25/yr
Josaiah first appears in 1996. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,318 |
| 2024 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,353 |
| 2023 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,518 |
| 2022 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,775 |
| 2021 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,699 |
| 2020 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,975 |
| 2019 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,639 |
| 2018 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2017 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,882 |
| 2016 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,713 |
| 2015 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,672 |
| 2014 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,412 |
| 2013 | — | 22 | 22 | #4,426 |
| 2012 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,805 |
| 2011 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,610 |
| 2010 | — | 22 | 22 | #4,487 |
| 2009 | — | 15 | 15 | #6,012 |
| 2008 | — | 25 | 25 | #4,134 |
| 2007 | — | 22 | 22 | #4,475 |
| 2006 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,040 |
| 2005 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,618 |
| 2004 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,876 |
| 2003 | — | 17 | 17 | #4,793 |
| 2002 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,446 |
| 2001 | — | 13 | 13 | #5,639 |
| 2000 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,279 |
| 1999 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,490 |
| 1998 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,845 |
| 1997 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,034 |
| 1996 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,939 |