Joziah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jo-ZY-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,015 for boys
Joziah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God supports”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 1,015th for boys in the US (221 babies).
What does Joziah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Josiah
“God supports”
Josiah was a reforming king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible who came to the throne aged eight.
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Is Joziah a girl's or a boy's name?
Joziah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 221 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Joziah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Joziah, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Joziah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Joziah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
How popular is Joziah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,015th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 221 about 1 in 7,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 221 boys in the US were named Joziah, making it the 1,015th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 739th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 365 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Joziah than any year since 2011.
Half of all the boys named Joziah in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Joziah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 221 | #1,015 |
| 2024 | 227 | #988 |
| 2023 | 276 | #863 |
| 2022 | 309 | #808 |
| 2021 | 363 | #716 |
| 2020 | 330 | #739 |
| 2019 | 365 | #693 |
| 2018 | 306 | #765 |
| 2017 | 304 | #771 |
| 2016 | 363 | #685 |
| 2015 | 319 | #755 |
| 2014 | 272 | #829 |
| 2013 | 234 | #889 |
| 2012 | 243 | #868 |
| 2011 | 205 | #965 |
| 2010 | 196 | #997 |
| 2009 | 193 | #1,014 |
| 2008 | 174 | #1,074 |
| 2007 | 118 | #1,387 |
| 2006 | 78 | #1,769 |
| 2005 | 53 | #2,233 |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,234 |
| 2003 | 37 | #2,670 |
| 2002 | 36 | #2,628 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,507 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
Nicknames for Joziah
- Joe 67 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Joziah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Josiah, Ibrahim, Elijah, Musa, Jonah, Muhammad, Zakariya, Matteo, Jude, Noah, Isaiah, Elias
Names related to Joziah
More Hebrew names
Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie, Levi, Eliana
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, “Joziah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/joziah, updated 20 October 2026.