Recorded 2003–2022 Boys' name Peak 2022 23 births

Josan — boys' name

23 babies named Josan in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s102010s52020s8
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Josan was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

8 babies were named Josan in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Josan

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Josan between 2003 and 2022, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Josan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Josan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josan 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 23 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.

Josan at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

23

Since 2003

20 years of records

Peak year

2022

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2003

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2022

Josan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2003

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2022)
8
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
456789 2022201920072003 5

Josan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10 births that decade — 43% of Josan's all-time total
2000s102010s52020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Josan?
23 babies have been named Josan since 2003. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2022 with 8 births.
When was Josan most popular?
Josan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Josan been used?
Josan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 20 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Josan?
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, 2003–2022 (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.