Boys' name · since 1993
Josiel
611 babies named Josiel in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,994 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,060 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 611
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Josiel currently ranks #3060 among boys' names in America, with 611 babies recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josiel has been recorded 611 times among boys since 1993, currently ranked #3060 nationally and more common than 78% 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 1993 to 2025.
- #6,994 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,060 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 611 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josiel ranks #6,994 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,060 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 611 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,994 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,060 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 611
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Josiel's 611 recorded births place it above 84.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Josiel compares
611 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Josiel's all-time total is 66% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Josiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 611 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Josiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Josiel's full recorded timeline at 2011, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 49 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Josiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Josiel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (243 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Josiel's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Josiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
243 births
- 2020s
2020s
239 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 243 births (40% of all-time use).
How Josiel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Josiel's total volume
Josiel by state
Where Josiel concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 34 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 31 | 5.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 19 | 3.1% |
| #4 | California | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.8% |
34 of 611 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Josiel's data
- Josiel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (243 total births) through the 2020s (239) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Josiels (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Josiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Josiel 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.