Recorded 2007–2022 Boys' name Peak 2015 20 births

Josael — boys' name

20 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.

2000s52010s102020s5
2010s
Peak decade

50% 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.

What the Data Says About Josael

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Josael between 2007 and 2022, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Josael currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josael performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Josael shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josael 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 20 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.

Josael at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

20

Since 2007

16 years of records

Peak year

2015

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2007

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2022

Josael popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2007

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2015)
10
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4681012 202220152007 5

Josael by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
10 births that decade — 50% of Josael's all-time total
2000s52010s102020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Josael?
20 babies have been named Josael since 2007. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2015 with 10 births.
When was Josael most popular?
Josael was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Josael been used?
Josael has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 16 years of data through 2022.
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.

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, 2007–2022 (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.