Boy name
Josiah
Josiah holds the #54 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 5,509 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #49 in 2020 to #54 today. Its strongest year on record was 2019 (#45 nationally, 6,847 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Georgia (#16 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#54
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#45
in 2019 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
5,509
boys named Josiah
Josiah popularity, 1880–2025
Where Josiah is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Delaware (#22), Rhode Island (#31), Nevada (#20)
Uniqueness score
14/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind
You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Josiah in the most recent year of SSA data.