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Josiah

Gender
Boy
Say it
jo-SY-a
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#237 for boys
US rank, 2025
#54 for boys

Josiah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God supports”. In 2025 it ranked 237th for boys in the UK (233 babies) and 54th for boys in the US (5,509 babies).

What does Josiah mean?

Hebrew

“God supports”

Josiah became king of Judah at the age of eight and is praised in the Bible for his religious reforms.

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Is Josiah a girl's or a boy's name?

Josiah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 233 boys in the UK and 13 girls and 5,509 boys in the US.

How popular is Josiah in the UK?

Rank in 2025
237th among boys
Babies in 2025
233 about 1 in 1,300 boys
Five-year trend
Steady up 5% in five years
Same name in a class
1.1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 233 boys in the UK were named Josiah, making it the 237th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 263rd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 246 boys.

Half of all the boys named Josiah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among boys in 2025, it was 226th in England and Wales, 560th in Scotland and 237th in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 246 in 20182025
Josiah in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025233#237
2024245#227
2023209#253
2022213#248
2021226#249
2020203#263
2019203#265
2018246#235
2017231#257
2016193#295
2015192#292
2014167#309
2013187#283
2012161#318
2011151#327
2010144#337
2009146#321
2008137#327
2007113#357
2006111#348
200584#401
200494#348
200387#349
200254#460
200185#349
200055#435
199949#486
199849#473
199775#361
199629#615

How popular is Josiah in the US?

Rank in 2025
54th among boys
Babies in 2025
5,509 about 1 in 310 boys
Five-year trend
Steady down 17% in five years
Same name in a class
4.4% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 5,509 boys in the US were named Josiah, making it the 54th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 49th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 7,079 boys. 13 girls were also named Josiah in 2025 (7,883rd for girls).

Half of all the boys named Josiah in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 7,079 in 20172025
Josiah in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20255,509#54
20245,486#53
20235,445#52
20225,838#51
20216,157#49
20206,164#49
20196,847#45
20186,684#52
20177,079#51
20167,025#55
20156,677#57
20146,482#64
20136,316#69
20125,538#79
20115,274#80
20105,210#77
20095,020#86
20084,785#95
20074,225#105
20063,649#117
20053,260#125
20042,797#142
20032,684#152
20022,570#154
20012,239#169
20002,029#180
19991,742#193
19981,526#212
19971,381#223
19961,243#239
19951,018#273
1994916#298
1993891#307
1992784#324
1991738#334
1990677#355
1989591#378
1988544#370
1987502#384
1986489#377
1985497#371
1984470#375
1983405#405
1982367#439
1981285#496
1980256#537
1979216#581
1978159#663
1977155#679
1976123#748
197586#891
197464#1,026
197342#1,268
197243#1,262
197128#1,667
197029#1,581
196928#1,526
196819#1,835
196715#2,029
196617#1,890
196513#2,269
19649#2,853
196314#2,199
196218#1,895
196129#1,495
196011#2,533
195923#1,664
195820#1,765
195713#2,273
195620#1,764
195517#1,901
195424#1,558
195317#1,899
195224#1,546
195117#1,837
195020#1,656
194920#1,666
194822#1,558
194718#1,785
194615#1,883
194514#1,851
194417#1,682
194315#1,909
194212#2,144
194110#2,333
194021#1,471
193922#1,425
193815#1,818
193725#1,344
193617#1,639
193519#1,584
193419#1,608
193323#1,405
193222#1,509
193120#1,589
193024#1,496
192917#1,848
192836#1,188
192726#1,468
192624#1,515
192530#1,332
192425#1,532
192324#1,551
192232#1,282
192135#1,226
192029#1,348
191947#989
191835#1,172
191739#1,062
191644#964
191537#1,054
191433#967
191319#1,173
191236#713
19119#1,189
19109#1,117
19097#1,155
19088#1,021
190710#865
19069#852
19055#1,232
19048#874
190313#619
19025#1,136
19015#1,057
19007#1,049
18998#786
18989#743
18976#941
189612#641
18957#871
189413#567
189318#435
189215#525
18919#635
189011#603
188914#498
188816#484
188715#438
188621#383
188517#439
188422#375
188314#479
188224#365
188124#332
188026#334

Names like Josiah

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Jonah, Elijah, Isaiah, Tobias, Elias, Noah, Gabriel, Jeremiah, Caleb, Levi, Matteo, Eli

Other spellings of Josiah

Jossiah

Names related to Josiah

Joshua, Josh, Jesiah, Jasiah, Joziah, Joash, Jahsiah, Josias, Jessiah

More Hebrew names

Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie, Eliana

Every Hebrew name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Josiah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/josiah, updated 20 October 2026.