Is Joss a boy or girl name?

Joss is a unisex name. Of the 691 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 36.9% were girls and 63.1% were boys. It changed hands in 2017, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Joss

Recorded 1977–2025 · United States

Joss was most popular in 2005, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,099 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 691 people named Joss.

Joss over time

Births per year. The dot marks Joss’s peak in 2005. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Joss a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Joss is a unisex name — 36.9% of the 691 Americans given it were girls and 63.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 2017 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 38% girls and 62% 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.

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