How Many People Are Named Josias?
An estimated 3,232 people in the United States have the first name Josias. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Josias peaked in popularity in 2024 with 212 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Josias as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Josias paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Josias is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,232
About 1 in 106,050 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2024
212 births
Total Registered
3,267
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Josias
Josias is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,267 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Josias as a male name
Ranked #1,041 in 2024
212 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (212 births)
Josias: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Josias span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,245 babies were registered. While Josias is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Josias by Decade
How has Josias tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Josias by State
Birth registrations for Josias span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Oregon, Nevada, Louisiana. On average, about 81 Josiass were registered per state.
Josias + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Josias as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Josias
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Josias: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Josias?
We estimate approximately 3,232 people named Josias are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 106,050 Americans share this first name.
Is Josias a common name?
Josias is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,267 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Josias most popular?
Josias reached peak popularity in 2024, when 212 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Josias is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Josias a male name?
Josias is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Josias Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Josias Smith, Josias Johnson, Josias Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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