Josyah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- joh-SY-uh
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #6,799 for boys
Josyah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “Yahweh supports”. In 2025 it ranked 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
What does Josyah mean?
Hebrew: respelling of Josiah
“Yahweh supports”
Respelling of Josiah, the young king of Judah who led a religious reform in the Hebrew Bible.
Is Josyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Josyah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Josyah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 59% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Josyah, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,924th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 40 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
2025 had fewer boys named Josyah than any year since 2005.
Half of all the boys named Josyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Josyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,924 |
| 2019 | 29 | #3,713 |
| 2018 | 33 | #3,369 |
| 2017 | 33 | #3,376 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,198 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,881 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,387 |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,108 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,707 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,397 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
Nicknames for Josyah
Names like Josyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Thiago Jaziel Josiah Aziel Azriel Jesiah Messiah Josias Joziah Eliam Judah Mateo
Names related to Josyah
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, “Josyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/josyah, updated 20 October 2026.