Josiyah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- joh-SY-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #3,449 for boys
Josiyah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God supports”. In 2025 it ranked 3,449th for boys in the US (33 babies).
What does Josiyah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Josiah
“God supports”
Josiah was a reforming king of Judah who, according to the Bible, came to the throne at the age of eight.
Is Josiyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Josiyah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 33 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Josiyah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,449among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 33about 1 in 52,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 33 boys in the US were named Josiyah, making it the 3,449th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,391st. Its busiest year was 2017, with 60 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Josiyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Josiyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #3,449 |
| 2024 | 30 | #3,691 |
| 2023 | 37 | #3,226 |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,342 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,073 |
| 2020 | 55 | #2,391 |
| 2019 | 44 | #2,807 |
| 2018 | 53 | #2,444 |
| 2017 | 60 | #2,216 |
| 2016 | 49 | #2,550 |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,590 |
| 2014 | 46 | #2,620 |
| 2013 | 32 | #3,337 |
| 2012 | 39 | #2,952 |
| 2011 | 39 | #2,949 |
| 2010 | 35 | #3,180 |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,549 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,392 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
Nicknames for Josiyah
- Josh 68 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Josiyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Asaiah Jasiah Jaziel Alijah Azariah Azaiah Musa Messiah Eziah Aziel Ibrahim Zamir
Names related to Josiyah
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Josiyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/josiyah, updated 20 October 2026.