Josia is a very rare variant of Joshua that peaked in 2008 and has since faded.
Josia is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2023. Josia was first reported in SSA data in 1994 and peaked in 2008 (13 births).
Boys named Josia per year · hover for count and boys rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1994–2023 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2023) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Josia
Girls named Josia per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1994–2023 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2023) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here