US rank #3362 Boys' name Peak 2022 571 births

Josiel — #3362 US boys' name

571 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.

1990s242000s1052010s2432020s199
#3362
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2022
Single peak year

49 babies were named Josiel in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Josiel

The Social Security Administration has registered 571 babies named Josiel between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Josiel currently holds the #3362 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josiel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 243 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Josiel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Josiel in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josiel 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 571 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.

Josiel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

571

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2022

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,362

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Josiel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
49
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0102030405060 20242020201620122008200419991993 7

Josiel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
243 births that decade — 43% of Josiel's all-time total
1990s242000s1052010s2432020s199

Josiel by state

Where Josiel concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Josiel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
31 5.4%
#2 Texas
28 4.9%
#3 New York
13 2.3%
#4 California
6 1.1%
#5 Pennsylvania
5 0.9%
Florida share of Josiel's total US births 5.4%
Even split

31 of 571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Josiel?
571 babies have been named Josiel since 1993. It currently ranks #3362 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 49 births.
When was Josiel most popular?
Josiel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 243 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Josiel most popular?
The top states for the name Josiel are Florida (31 births), Texas (28 births), New York (13 births).
How long has the name Josiel been used?
Josiel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Josiel?
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.

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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, 1993–2024 (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.