Boys' name · since 2001
Josiyah
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 768 babies named Josiyah, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,050 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,497 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 768
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Josiyah is the #3497 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 768 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Josiyah recorded 768 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #3497 nationally today, ahead of 75% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #6,050 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,497 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 768 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josiyah ranks #6,050 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,497 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 768 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,050 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,497 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 768
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Josiyah's 768 recorded births place it above 86.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Josiyah compares
768 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Josiyah's all-time total is 108% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Josiyah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 768 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 34 | 22,252 |
Josiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Josiyah's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 60, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Josiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Josiyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (427 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Josiyah's strongest decade.
427 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Josiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 112
2000s
112 births
- 2010s
2010s
427 births
- 2020s
2020s
229 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 427 births (56% of all-time use).
How Josiyah 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 Josiyah's total volume
Josiyah by state
Where Josiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 67 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 35 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 33 | 4.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
67 of 768 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Josiyah's data
- Josiyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (427 total births) through the 2020s (229) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Josiyahs (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Josiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Josiyah 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.