Joas is a very rare variant of Jose that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Joas is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,557 for boy births in the United States (and #17,754 across all names), given to 9 babies. Joas first appears in 1984 and peaked in 2021 (14 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | #8,557 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | #6,630 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #8,556 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | #6,646 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | #6,173 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | #8,371 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | #6,966 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #7,350 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #7,843 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | #7,856 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #9,134 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #8,440 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | #11,402 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #11,466 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | #7,768 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | #7,306 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #10,384 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | #7,974 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | #8,358 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #7,963 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #8,503 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #11,751 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #8,889 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #11,394 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #8,630 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #7,983 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #9,974 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #6,659 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #5,873 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #6,089 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #6,488 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #4,908 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #5,940 |