Masculine dossier · first seen 1975
Josias
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
247
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Josias
How many people are named Josias?
An estimated 3,475 living Americans are named Josias.
How rare is Josias?
Josias is uncommon among babies today, with 247 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Josias?
The median age of a living American named Josias is approximately 10 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 18 years old.
Is Josias still popular?
Yes — Josias is currently rising in popularity, with 247 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.7× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Josias most common?
Josias has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.1× more often than the national baseline.
1975Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
247
All-time
3,517
Where it lives now
Josias is most concentrated in Florida — about 1.8× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Josias is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.