Joas
Boy · hoh-AHS · Hebrew
Joas is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Joas mean?
Hebrew: form of Joash, a biblical king of Judah
In the Bible Joash became king of Judah as a child after being hidden from the usurper Athaliah.
- Say it
- hoh-AHS
Is Joas a girl's or a boy's name?
Joas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Joas in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Joas, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the boys named Joas in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Joas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
Names like Joas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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