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Josiah

Boy

Origin of the name

Josiah comes from the Hebrew Yoshiyahu, usually translated as “God supports.” In the Bible, Josiah is a king of Judah.

Comeback name

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Josiah peaked in 2017, when 1 baby in 505 was given the name. The curve bottomed out around 1900 (about 10 births a year), then turned around. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 54. 42% of all babies named Josiah since 1880 were born in the 2010s.
148,958births since 1880
2010sgeneration
No. 51rank at its peak, in 2017

Where babies named Josiah are born

2017

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The darker the blue, the more common Josiah is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Josiah is most common in New Mexico (2.7 times), Hawaii (2.1) and Alaska (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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