Boys' name · since 1984
Josian
Josian has 372 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,425 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,171 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 372
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
372 babies have been named Josian since 1984, making it today's #9171 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josian has been recorded 372 times among boys since 1984, currently ranked #9171 nationally and more common than 34% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #9,425 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,171 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 372 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josian ranks #9,425 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,171 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 372 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,425 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,171 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 372
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Josian's 372 recorded births place it above 79.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Josian compares
372 Top 50% higher than 50% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Josian's all-time total is 1% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Josian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 372 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Josian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Josian's full recorded timeline at 2010, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Josian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Josian by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (145 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Josian's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Josian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 145 births (39% of all-time use).
Josian by state
Where Josian concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
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What to do with Josian's data
- Josian's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (145 total births) through the 2020s (90) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Josians (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Josian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Josian 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.