How Many People Are Named Joss?
An estimated 670 people in the United States have the first name Joss. It is used for both genders, with 63.1% male. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Joss peaked in popularity in 2005 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joss 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 Joss paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
670
About 1 in 511,574 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
63.1% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2005
41 births
Total Registered
678
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joss
Joss is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (63.1%) and females (36.9%). Out of 678 total births registered, 428 were male and 250 were female.
Joss as a male name
Ranked #6,613 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (27 births)
Joss as a female name
Ranked #14,227 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (20 births)
Joss: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joss span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 284 babies were registered. While Joss is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Joss by Decade
How has Joss 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.
Joss by State
Joss + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joss as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Joss
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Joss: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joss?
We estimate approximately 670 people named Joss 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 511,574 Americans share this first name.
Is Joss a common name?
Joss is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 678 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joss most popular?
Joss reached peak popularity in 2005, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joss is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joss a male name?
Joss is predominantly male. 63.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joss Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joss Smith, Joss Johnson, Joss 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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