Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Josiah

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Josiah
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2017

Peak rank proxy

7,073

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20172024

Peak year

2017

Decline from peak

22.8%

2024

5,457

All-time

143,338

Josiah has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2017, when 7,073 boys were named Josiah.

In 2024, only 5,457 boys were given the name.

Down 22.8% from its peak.

All told, about 143,338 Americans have been named Josiah and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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