Is Josiyah a boy or girl name?

Josiyah is a boy’s name. Of the 768 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Josiyah

Recorded 2001–2025 · United States

Josiyah was most popular in 2017, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,933 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,425, with 33 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 768 people named Josiyah.

Josiyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Josiyah’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Josiyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Josiyah is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 768 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 Josiyah

Where Josiyah is most concentrated

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

California 4.2×

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