US rank #4384 Boys' name Peak 2012 625 births

Joesiah — #4384 US boys' name

625 babies named Joesiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1862010s3152020s124
#4384
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Joesiah was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

41 babies were named Joesiah in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joesiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 625 babies named Joesiah between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Joesiah currently holds the #4384 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joesiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 315 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Joesiah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 64 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Joesiah in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joesiah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 625 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Joesiah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

625

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2012

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,384

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Joesiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
41
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
01020304050 2024202020162012200820042000 10

Joesiah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
315 births that decade — 50% of Joesiah's all-time total
2000s1862010s3152020s124

Joesiah by state

Where Joesiah concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Joesiah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
64 10.2%
#2 California
42 6.7%
#3 Kentucky
5 0.8%
Texas share of Joesiah's total US births 10.2%
Even split

64 of 625 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joesiah?
625 babies have been named Joesiah since 2000. It currently ranks #4384 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 41 births.
When was Joesiah most popular?
Joesiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 315 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Joesiah most popular?
The top states for the name Joesiah are Texas (64 births), California (42 births), Kentucky (5 births).
How long has the name Joesiah been used?
Joesiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Joesiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joe, Joel, Joey, Joesph, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.