Trend of the Popularity of Josiah as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 5,509 male babies that were named Josiah in the US, which was 0.32% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Josiah peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2017 with a count of 7,079 babies, which was 0.38% of the total male babies born in the US in 2017.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Josiah, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Josiah.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Josiah in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Josiah in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Josiah from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Josiah as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	256	0.01
1981	285	0.02
1982	367	0.02
1983	405	0.02
1984	470	0.03
1985	497	0.03
1986	489	0.03
1987	502	0.03
1988	544	0.03
1989	591	0.03
1990	677	0.03
1991	738	0.04
1992	784	0.04
1993	891	0.05
1994	916	0.05
1995	1018	0.05
1996	1243	0.07
1997	1381	0.07
1998	1526	0.08
1999	1742	0.09
2000	2029	0.10
2001	2239	0.12
2002	2570	0.13
2003	2684	0.14
2004	2797	0.14
2005	3260	0.16
2006	3649	0.18
2007	4225	0.20
2008	4785	0.24
2009	5020	0.25
2010	5210	0.27
2011	5274	0.28
2012	5538	0.29
2013	6316	0.33
2014	6482	0.34
2015	6677	0.35
2016	7025	0.37
2017	7079	0.38
2018	6684	0.37
2019	6847	0.38
2020	6164	0.36
2021	6157	0.35
2022	5838	0.33
2023	5445	0.32
2024	5486	0.32
2025	5509	0.32