Recorded 2010–2016 Boys' name Peak 2016 43 births

Josyiah — boys' name

43 babies named Josyiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s43
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Josyiah was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

9 babies were named Josyiah in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Josyiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Josyiah between 2010 and 2016, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Josyiah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Josyiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Josyiah 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 43 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.

Josyiah at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

43

Since 2010

7 years of records

Peak year

2016

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2010

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2016

Josyiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2010

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2016)
9
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
45678910 2016201520142013201220112010 6

Josyiah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
43 births that decade — 100% of Josyiah's all-time total
2010s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Josyiah?
43 babies have been named Josyiah since 2010. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2016 with 9 births.
When was Josyiah most popular?
Josyiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Josyiah been used?
Josyiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 7 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Josyiah?
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.

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, 2010–2016 (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.