Total births
26
Boys' name · since 2007
Josael
26 babies named Josael in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 26
- total births
- 2007–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
Josael sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 26 recorded since 2007.
Josael has 26 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- 26 total births
- 2007–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
26 boys have been named Josael since 2007, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 26
- total births
- 2007–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Josael was born in this single decade.
2015
Single peak year
10 babies were named Josael in 2015 - its busiest year on record.
Josael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Josael's full recorded timeline at 2022, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Josael at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2015
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2007
Josael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Josael by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Josael's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Josael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (42% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Josael? ▼
Since 2007, Social Security records show 26 babies named Josael. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2015, with 10 births.
When was Josael most popular? ▼
Josael was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Josael been used? ▼
Records for Josael go back to 2007, giving 19 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Josael? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joseph, Joshua, Jose, Josiah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Josael
Nearby Names Like Josael
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Josael
Joseph Boy
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Joshua Boy
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Jose Boy
#91 592,512 births
Josiah Boy
#53 148,958 births
Josue Boy
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Compare Josael side by side: Josael vs Joseph Josael vs Joshua Josael vs Jose
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2007–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Josael: Baby Name Since 2007 - 26 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/josael. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Josael draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.