Recorded 2008–2011 Boys' name Peak 2009 34 births

Josgar — boys' name

34 babies named Josgar in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s222010s12
2000s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Josgar was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

16 babies were named Josgar in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Josgar

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Josgar between 2008 and 2011, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Josgar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josgar performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Josgar shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Josgar in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josgar 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 34 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.

Josgar at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

34

Since 2008

4 years of records

Peak year

2009

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

2008

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 2011

Josgar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2008

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2009)
16
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
05101520 2011201020092008 6

Josgar by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
22 births that decade — 65% of Josgar's all-time total
2000s222010s12

Josgar by state

Where Josgar concentrates geographically — total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Josgar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 14.7%
Illinois share of Josgar's total US births 14.7%

5 of 34 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Josgar?
34 babies have been named Josgar since 2008. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2009 with 16 births.
When was Josgar most popular?
Josgar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Josgar most popular?
The top states for the name Josgar are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Josgar been used?
Josgar has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 4 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Josgar?
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, 2008–2011 (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.