Boys' name · since 1995
Joziah
Joziah has 5,364 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,714 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,016 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,364
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Joziah is the #1016 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 5,364 recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joziah has been recorded 5,364 times among boys since 1995, currently ranked #1016 nationally and more common than 93% 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 1995 to 2025.
- #1,714 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,016 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,364 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joziah ranks #1,714 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,016 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,364 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,714 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,016 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,364
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Joziah's 5,364 recorded births place it above 96.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Joziah compares
5,364 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Joziah's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joziah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,364 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 365 | 34 | 22,252 |
Joziah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Joziah's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 365, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Joziah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 365
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Joziah popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2012 (Joziah as girls' name)
Joziah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,807 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Joziah's strongest decade.
2,807 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Joziah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 788
2000s
788 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,807 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,726 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,807 births (52% of all-time use).
How Joziah 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 Joziah's total volume
Joziah by state
Where Joziah concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 888 | 16.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 881 | 16.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 386 | 7.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 314 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 189 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 160 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 137 | 2.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 133 | 2.5% |
888 of 5,364 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Joziah appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Joziah's data
- Joziah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,807 total births) through the 2020s (1,726) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Joziahs (888 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 Joziah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Joziah 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.