How Many People Are Named Josyah?
An estimated 466 people in the United States have the first name Josyah. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Josyah peaked in popularity in 2020 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Josyah 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 Josyah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
466
About 1 in 735,524 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2020
40 births
Total Registered
470
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Josyah
Josyah is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 470 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Josyah as a male name
Ranked #6,001 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (40 births)
Josyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Josyah span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 267 babies were registered. While Josyah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Josyah by Decade
How has Josyah 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.
Josyah by State
Birth registrations for Josyah span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in North Carolina, Georgia, Texas. On average, about 9 Josyahs were registered per state.
Josyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Josyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Josyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Josyah?
We estimate approximately 466 people named Josyah 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 735,524 Americans share this first name.
Is Josyah a common name?
Josyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 470 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Josyah most popular?
Josyah reached peak popularity in 2020, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Josyah is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Josyah a male name?
Josyah is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Josyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Josyah Smith, Josyah Johnson, Josyah 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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