Josiah is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2017 and remains in steady use.
Josiah is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #54 among boys (5,509) and #8,083 among girls (13) — overall #91 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,522 | 5,530 | #8,083 | #54 |
| 2024 | 5,495 | 5,505 | #10,650 | #53 |
| 2023 | 5,450 | 5,455 | #16,273 | #53 |
| 2022 | 5,848 | 5,848 | #10,025 | #51 |
| 2021 | 6,168 | 6,173 | #9,230 | #49 |
| 2020 | 6,181 | 6,186 | #6,763 | #49 |
| 2019 | 6,868 | 6,876 | #5,881 | #45 |
| 2018 | 6,701 | 6,710 | #6,933 | #52 |
| 2017 | 7,092 | 7,100 | #8,522 | #51 |
| 2016 | 7,039 | 7,048 | #8,183 | #55 |
| 2015 | 6,692 | 6,704 | #7,785 | #57 |
| 2014 | 6,492 | 6,497 | #10,513 | #64 |
| 2013 | 6,331 | 6,339 | #7,954 | #69 |
| 2012 | 5,556 | 5,567 | #6,993 | #79 |
| 2011 | 5,291 | 5,296 | #7,255 | #80 |
| 2010 | 5,220 | 5,227 | #10,788 | #77 |
| 2009 | 5,040 | 5,056 | #6,676 | #86 |
| 2008 | 4,803 | 4,819 | #7,211 | #95 |
| 2007 | 4,242 | 4,250 | #7,559 | #105 |
| 2006 | 3,670 | 3,677 | #6,236 | #117 |
| 2005 | 3,271 | 3,280 | #9,767 | #125 |
| 2004 | 2,814 | 2,823 | #6,926 | #142 |
| 2003 | 2,694 | 2,700 | #10,002 | #152 |
| 2002 | 2,585 | 2,593 | #7,226 | #154 |
| 2001 | 2,251 | 2,251 | #8,451 | #169 |
| 2000 | 2,041 | 2,041 | #8,263 | #180 |
| 1999 | 1,753 | 1,759 | #8,487 | #194 |
| 1998 | 1,537 | 1,543 | #8,251 | #212 |
| 1997 | 1,393 | — | #7,474 | #223 |
| 1996 | 1,252 | — | #9,140 | #239 |
| 1995 | 1,027 | — | #9,092 | #273 |
| 1994 | 926 | — | #8,416 | #298 |
| 1993 | 891 | — | — | #307 |
| 1992 | 789 | — | #14,252 | #324 |
| 1991 | 738 | — | — | #334 |
| 1990 | 677 | — | — | #355 |
| 1989 | 591 | — | — | #379 |
| 1988 | 544 | — | — | #371 |
| 1987 | 502 | — | — | #384 |
| 1986 | 489 | — | — | #377 |
| 1985 | 503 | — | #9,849 | #371 |
| 1984 | 479 | — | #7,039 | #375 |
| 1983 | 410 | — | #10,982 | #405 |
| 1982 | 367 | — | — | #439 |
| 1981 | 292 | — | #8,492 | #498 |
| 1980 | 256 | — | — | #537 |
| 1979 | 216 | — | — | #582 |
| 1978 | 159 | — | — | #665 |
| 1977 | 155 | — | — | #680 |
| 1976 | 123 | — | — | #750 |
| 1975 | 86 | — | — | #893 |
| 1974 | 64 | — | — | #1,029 |
| 1973 | 42 | — | — | #1,284 |
| 1972 | 43 | — | — | #1,273 |
| 1971 | 28 | — | — | #1,690 |
| 1970 | 29 | — | — | #1,595 |
| 1969 | 28 | — | — | #1,544 |
| 1968 | 19 | — | — | #1,870 |
| 1967 | 15 | — | — | #2,082 |
| 1966 | 17 | — | — | #1,927 |
| 1965 | 13 | — | — | #2,315 |
| 1964 | 9 | — | — | #2,961 |
| 1963 | 14 | — | — | #2,257 |
| 1962 | 18 | — | — | #1,926 |
| 1961 | 29 | — | — | #1,507 |
| 1960 | 11 | — | — | #2,609 |
| 1959 | 23 | — | — | #1,688 |
| 1958 | 20 | — | — | #1,805 |
| 1957 | 13 | — | — | #2,325 |
| 1956 | 20 | — | — | #1,783 |
| 1955 | 17 | — | — | #1,933 |
| 1954 | 24 | — | — | #1,575 |
| 1953 | 17 | — | — | #1,926 |
| 1952 | 24 | — | — | #1,569 |
| 1951 | 17 | — | — | #1,874 |
| 1950 | 20 | — | — | #1,680 |
| 1949 | 20 | — | — | #1,686 |
| 1948 | 22 | — | — | #1,588 |
| 1947 | 18 | — | — | #1,819 |
| 1946 | 15 | — | — | #1,919 |
| 1945 | 14 | — | — | #1,892 |
| 1944 | 17 | — | — | #1,708 |
| 1943 | 15 | — | — | #1,948 |
| 1942 | 12 | — | — | #2,205 |
| 1941 | 10 | — | — | #2,410 |
| 1940 | 21 | — | — | #1,500 |
| 1939 | 22 | — | — | #1,438 |
| 1938 | 15 | — | — | #1,860 |
| 1937 | 25 | — | — | #1,358 |
| 1936 | 17 | — | — | #1,686 |
| 1935 | 19 | — | — | #1,626 |
| 1934 | 19 | — | — | #1,640 |
| 1933 | 23 | — | — | #1,430 |
| 1932 | 22 | — | — | #1,533 |
| 1931 | 20 | — | — | #1,614 |
| 1930 | 24 | — | — | #1,516 |
| 1929 | 17 | — | — | #1,896 |
| 1928 | 36 | — | — | #1,202 |
| 1927 | 26 | — | — | #1,497 |
| 1926 | 24 | — | — | #1,540 |
| 1925 | 30 | — | — | #1,347 |
| 1924 | 25 | — | — | #1,554 |
| 1923 | 24 | — | — | #1,570 |
| 1922 | 32 | — | — | #1,296 |
| 1921 | 35 | — | — | #1,244 |
| 1920 | 29 | — | — | #1,365 |
| 1919 | 47 | — | — | #992 |
| 1918 | 35 | — | — | #1,187 |
| 1917 | 39 | — | — | #1,071 |
| 1916 | 44 | — | — | #966 |
| 1915 | 37 | — | — | #1,060 |
| 1914 | 33 | — | — | #978 |
| 1913 | 19 | — | — | #1,191 |
| 1912 | 36 | — | — | #719 |
| 1911 | 9 | — | — | #1,236 |
| 1910 | 9 | — | — | #1,165 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,216 |
| 1908 | 8 | — | — | #1,067 |
| 1907 | 10 | — | — | #906 |
| 1906 | 9 | — | — | #888 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,330 |
| 1904 | 8 | — | — | #926 |
| 1903 | 13 | — | — | #637 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | — | #1,225 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | — | #1,132 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | — | #1,110 |
| 1899 | 8 | — | — | #827 |
| 1898 | 9 | — | — | #781 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | — | #1,013 |
| 1896 | 12 | — | — | #657 |
| 1895 | 7 | — | — | #936 |
| 1894 | 13 | — | — | #582 |
| 1893 | 18 | — | — | #441 |
| 1892 | 15 | — | — | #533 |
| 1891 | 9 | — | — | #672 |
| 1890 | 11 | — | — | #620 |
| 1889 | 14 | — | — | #512 |
| 1888 | 16 | — | — | #494 |
| 1887 | 15 | — | — | #444 |
| 1886 | 21 | — | — | #389 |
| 1885 | 17 | — | — | #453 |
| 1884 | 22 | — | — | #379 |
| 1883 | 14 | — | — | #490 |
| 1882 | 24 | — | — | #367 |
| 1881 | 24 | — | — | #339 |
| 1880 | 26 | — | — | #338 |