US rank #2935 Boys' name Peak 2023 371 births

Yosiah — #2935 US boys' name

371 babies named Yosiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s342010s1432020s194
#2935
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Yosiah was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

51 babies were named Yosiah in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yosiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 371 babies named Yosiah between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yosiah currently holds the #2935 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yosiah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 194 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yosiah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Yosiah in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yosiah 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 371 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.

Yosiah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

371

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2023

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,935

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yosiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
51
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
0204060 20242021201820152012200920052004 9

Yosiah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
194 births that decade — 52% of Yosiah's all-time total
2000s342010s1432020s194

Yosiah by state

Where Yosiah concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Yosiah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
24 6.5%
#2 Texas
11 3.0%
#3 Georgia
8 2.2%
#4 North Carolina
6 1.6%
#5 California
5 1.3%
#6 Ohio
5 1.3%
Florida share of Yosiah's total US births 6.5%
Even split

24 of 371 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yosiah?
371 babies have been named Yosiah since 2004. It currently ranks #2935 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 51 births.
When was Yosiah most popular?
Yosiah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 194 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Yosiah most popular?
The top states for the name Yosiah are Florida (24 births), Texas (11 births), Georgia (8 births).
How long has the name Yosiah been used?
Yosiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yosiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yosef, Yoshio, Yoseph, Yoshua, 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, 2004–2024 (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.