Is Josias a boy or girl name?
Josias is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 212 boys were named Josias, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,267 US babies named Josias were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,041
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Josias since 1975
- 3,267
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 212 babies
Boys and girls named Josias, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 212 | #1,041 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 192 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 201 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 176 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 199 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 139 | #1,316 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 123 | #1,426 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 137 | #1,316 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 136 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 148 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 147 | #1,237 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 114 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 107 | #1,508 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 98 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 96 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 110 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 78 | #1,866 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 91 | #1,677 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 73 | #1,866 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 51 | #2,317 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 59 | #2,039 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 62 | #1,895 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 55 | #2,011 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 51 | #2,075 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 38 | #2,504 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,284 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,054 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,714 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 33 | #2,403 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,806 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,534 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 23 | #2,983 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,837 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,396 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 14 | #4,080 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,719 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,610 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,744 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,254 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,153 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,999 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,808 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,195 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,215 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,523 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,881 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Josias reached #1,030 in 2020. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Josias
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.