Joshiah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- joh-SHY-uh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Joshiah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Joshiah come from?
Hebrew: spelling of Joshia; blend of Joshua and Josiah
Meaning borrowed from Joshia.
Is Joshiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Joshiah is a boys' name.
How popular is Joshiah in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Joshiah in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Joshiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
Nicknames for Joshiah
- Josh 68 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Joshiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Josiah, Jesiah, Jasiah, Joziah, Messiah, Alijah, Jeriah, Azariah, Jaziel, Hezekiah, Elijah, Jeremiah
Names related to Joshiah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
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, “Joshiah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joshiah, updated 20 October 2026.