How Many People Are Named Josiah Davidson?

There are approximately 47 people named Josiah Davidson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 7,292,645 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Josiah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Davidson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 7,292,645 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Josiah

Last Name

Davidson

Josiah: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Josiah. The peak year was 2017 with 7,086 births. The average person named Josiah today is 15 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Josiah

In the 2020 Census, the first name Josiah was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (33.06%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (28.02%) and Hispanic (27.31%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Josiah in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Josiah rose or fell over time.

White

33.06%

Black

28.02%

Hispanic

27.31%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.61%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.18%

Two or More Races

7.82%

Ancestry of the Davidson Surname

The surname Davidson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Davidson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

80.85%

Black

10.01%

Hispanic

3.56%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.87%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.61%

Two or More Races

4.09%

How we calculated this

The first name "Josiah" has an estimated frequency of 0.0411% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Davidson" appears at a rate of 33.69 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Josiah are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 47 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Josiah

Josiah Smith Josiah Johnson Josiah Williams Josiah Brown Josiah Jones Josiah Garcia Josiah Keys

Other people with the surname Davidson

Michael Davidson James Davidson John Davidson David Davidson Robert Davidson William Davidson Daniel Davidson Emma Davidson

Josiah Davidson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Josiah Davidson?

We estimate approximately 47 people named Josiah Davidson are alive in the United States today. The first name Josiah is shared by 140,952 Americans, and the surname Davidson is shared by 115,482.

How rare is the name Josiah Davidson?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 7,292,645 Americans. The first name Josiah is common and the surname Davidson is common.

Is Josiah a male or female name?

Josiah is predominantly male, with 99.7% of bearers being male and 0.3% female. It peaked in popularity in 2017 and the average bearer today is 15 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Josiah?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Josiah was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (33.06%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (28.02%) and Hispanic (27.31%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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