Josias
#2,209 most common boys' name of all time · #5,305 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1975–2025
Rank among boys
#2,209
Rank overall
#5,305 of 105,966
First appeared
1975
Years on the list
47 of 146
All-time
3,517
Since 2016
1,765
Peak year
2025 #950
Best rank
#950 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 247/yr
Josias first appears in 1975. 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 | — | 247 | 247 | #950 |
| 2024 | — | 214 | 214 | #1,041 |
| 2023 | — | 193 | 193 | #1,103 |
| 2022 | — | 201 | 201 | #1,087 |
| 2021 | — | 176 | 176 | #1,145 |
| 2020 | — | 199 | 199 | #1,032 |
| 2019 | — | 139 | 139 | #1,316 |
| 2018 | — | 123 | 123 | #1,424 |
| 2017 | — | 137 | 137 | #1,317 |
| 2016 | — | 136 | 136 | #1,323 |
| 2015 | — | 148 | 148 | #1,237 |
| 2014 | — | 147 | 147 | #1,239 |
| 2013 | — | 114 | 114 | #1,456 |
| 2012 | — | 107 | 107 | #1,511 |
| 2011 | — | 98 | 98 | #1,585 |
| 2010 | — | 96 | 96 | #1,633 |
| 2009 | — | 110 | 110 | #1,514 |
| 2008 | — | 78 | 78 | #1,869 |
| 2007 | — | 91 | 91 | #1,677 |
| 2006 | — | 73 | 73 | #1,868 |
| 2005 | — | 51 | 51 | #2,312 |
| 2004 | — | 59 | 59 | #2,040 |
| 2003 | — | 62 | 62 | #1,896 |
| 2002 | — | 55 | 55 | #2,014 |
| 2001 | — | 51 | 51 | #2,072 |
| 2000 | — | 38 | 38 | #2,509 |
| 1999 | — | 40 | 40 | #2,290 |
| 1998 | — | 46 | 46 | #2,060 |
| 1997 | — | 29 | 29 | #2,725 |
| 1996 | — | 33 | 33 | #2,425 |
| 1995 | — | 26 | 26 | #2,820 |
| 1994 | — | 30 | 30 | #2,540 |
| 1993 | — | 23 | 23 | #3,011 |
| 1992 | — | 16 | 16 | #3,874 |
| 1991 | — | 18 | 18 | #3,433 |
| 1990 | — | 14 | 14 | #4,110 |
| 1989 | — | 15 | 15 | #3,766 |
| 1988 | — | 14 | 14 | #3,669 |
| 1987 | — | 9 | 9 | #4,854 |
| 1986 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,354 |
| 1985 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,255 |
| 1983 | — | 15 | 15 | #3,051 |
| 1982 | — | 11 | 11 | #3,931 |
| 1981 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,344 |
| 1980 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,387 |
| 1979 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,768 |
| 1975 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,221 |