How Many People Are Named Josiyah?
An estimated 729 people in the United States have the first name Josiyah. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Josiyah peaked in popularity in 2017 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Josiyah 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 Josiyah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
729
About 1 in 470,171 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2017
60 births
Total Registered
735
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Josiyah
Josiyah is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 735 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Josiyah as a male name
Ranked #3,722 in 2024
30 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (60 births)
Josiyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Josiyah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 427 babies were registered. While Josiyah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Josiyah by Decade
How has Josiyah 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.
Josiyah by State
Birth registrations for Josiyah span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in New York, Georgia, North Carolina. On average, about 25 Josiyahs were registered per state.
Josiyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Josiyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Josiyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Josiyah?
We estimate approximately 729 people named Josiyah 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 470,171 Americans share this first name.
Is Josiyah a common name?
Josiyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 735 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Josiyah most popular?
Josiyah reached peak popularity in 2017, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Josiyah is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Josiyah a male name?
Josiyah is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Josiyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Josiyah Smith, Josiyah Johnson, Josiyah 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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