How Many People Are Named Josiel?
An estimated 566 people in the United States have the first name Josiel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Josiel peaked in popularity in 2022 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Josiel 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 Josiel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
566
About 1 in 605,573 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2022
49 births
Total Registered
571
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Josiel
Josiel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 571 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Josiel as a male name
Ranked #3,351 in 2024
35 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (49 births)
Josiel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Josiel span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 243 babies were registered. Josiel remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Josiel by Decade
How has Josiel 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.
Josiel by State
Birth registrations for Josiel span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, California, New York. On average, about 17 Josiels were registered per state.
Josiel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Josiel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Josiel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Josiel?
We estimate approximately 566 people named Josiel 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 605,573 Americans share this first name.
Is Josiel a common name?
Josiel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 571 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Josiel most popular?
Josiel reached peak popularity in 2022, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Josiel is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Josiel a male name?
Josiel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Josiel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Josiel Smith, Josiel Johnson, Josiel 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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