Josaiah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- joh-SY-ah
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Josaiah is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
Where does Josaiah come from?
Modern: blend of Josiah and Isaiah
Is Josaiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Josaiah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Josaiah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,140th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Josaiah, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 2008, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Josaiah in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Josaiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,311 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,365 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,041 |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,373 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
Nicknames for Josaiah
- Joe 67 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Josaiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasiah, Josiah, Thiago, Luca, Azaiah, Yadiel, Jamari, Josias, Azriel, Jaziel, Maximus, Ares
Names related to Josaiah
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Josaiah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/josaiah, updated 20 October 2026.