Unisex name · since 1977
Joss
436 babies named Joss in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,559 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,125 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 436
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Joss is the #9125 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 436 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Joss recorded 436 times among boys since 1977, holding rank #9125 nationally today, ahead of 34% 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 1977 to 2025.
- #8,559 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,125 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 436 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joss ranks #8,559 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,125 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 436 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,559 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,125 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 436
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Joss's 436 recorded births place it above 81.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Joss compares
436 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Joss's all-time total is 18% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joss | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 436 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Joss's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Joss's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Joss popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Joss popularity over time - girls
255 total births recorded since 2005 (Joss as girls' name)
Joss by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (151 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Joss's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Joss births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
132 births
- 2010s
2010s
151 births
- 2020s
2020s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 151 births (35% of all-time use).
Joss by state
Where Joss concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 18 | 4.1% |
| #2 | California | | 12 | 2.8% |
18 of 436 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Joss's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (151 total births) through the 2020s (96) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Josss (18 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Joss: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Joss 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.