Is Josias a boy or girl name?

Josias is a boy’s name. Of the 3,517 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Josias

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Josias was most popular in 2025, when 247 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,936 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,936, with 247 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,517 people named Josias.

Josias over time

Births per year. The dot marks Josias’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Josias a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Josias is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,517 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Josias

Where Josias is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org