How Many People Are Named Josia?
people named Josia are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,325,067 people in the US has this name
Based on 149 babies named Josia in Social Security records from 1994 to 2023, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
13 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Josia, 3.4% were girls and 96.6% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Josia alive today is about 17 years old, and 97% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 22 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Josia first appears in the records in 1994 and was given most often in 2008, to 13 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2023.
Babies given the name each year, 1994 to 2023
🏆 Rank History
Josia has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #6,575, in 2008.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #6,575 (2008) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8,611 in the 2000s |
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