Boy name Hebrew origin Christian tradition

Josiah

joh-SY-uh · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Yahweh supports
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
biblical · royal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#53
2024 births5,457
Peak year2017
First appeared1880
Total US births143,338
2017 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
JossJosie
Alternate spellings
JoziahYoshiyahu
In other languages
Josiah (English)Josías (Spanish)Yoshiyahu (Hebrew)Giosia (Italian)

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Notable people named Josiah

King Josiah (Bible)
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Josiah Royce (philosopher)