US rank #989 Boys' name Peak 2019 5,140 births

Joziah — #989 US boys' name

5,140 babies named Joziah in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s432000s7882010s28042020s1505
#989
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Joziah was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

364 babies were named Joziah in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joziah

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,140 babies named Joziah between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Joziah currently holds the #989 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 364 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joziah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,804 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Joziah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 846 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Joziah in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joziah 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 5,140 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.

Joziah at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

5,140

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2019

364 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#989

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Joziah popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2019)
364
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Joziah popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2012 (Joziah as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2012 5

Joziah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
2,804 births that decade — 55% of Joziah's all-time total
1990s432000s7882010s28042020s1505

Joziah by state

Where Joziah concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Joziah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
846 16.5%
#2 Texas
834 16.2%
#3 Florida
366 7.1%
#4 New York
303 5.9%
#5 Massachusetts
183 3.6%
#6 Illinois
150 2.9%
#7 Arizona
136 2.6%
#8 New Jersey
133 2.6%
California share of Joziah's total US births 16.5%
Even split

846 of 5,140 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.

Joziah appears in 34 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joziah?
5,140 babies have been named Joziah since 1995. It currently ranks #989 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 364 births.
When was Joziah most popular?
Joziah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,804 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Joziah most popular?
The top states for the name Joziah are California (846 births), Texas (834 births), Florida (366 births).
How long has the name Joziah been used?
Joziah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Joziah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jozef, Jozsef, Joziyah, Jozeph, 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, 1995–2024 (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.