Boys' name · since 1997
Josaphat
16 babies named Josaphat in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,791 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
Josaphat is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Josaphat recorded 16 times among boys since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2023.
- #30,791 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 1997
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josaphat ranks #30,791 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1997, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,791 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
Josaphat's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Josaphat's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Josaphat's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Josaphat popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2023
- Peak year (1997)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Josaphat by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Josaphat's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Josaphat births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window. * 2020s covers 2020–2025 only (six of ten years), so it is not directly comparable to a full decade.
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2020s*
2020s (partial decade: 2020–2025, six of ten years)
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Josaphat's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2020s (5, 2020–2025 only) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Josaphat: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1997–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Josaphat 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 August 2026.