Josiah

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Josiah is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew Yoshi-yahu (Hebrew: יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ, Modern: Yošiyyáhu, Tiberian: Yôšiyyāhû, "Yahweh has healed". Josiah was a King of Judah in the Bible. The Latin form Josias was used in some early English translations of the Bible.

From Wikipedia

Josiah first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 9 babies (rank #186 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Josiah

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Josiah yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

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Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Josiah

Josiah Willard Gibbsstatistical physicist · b. 1839
Josiah Wedgwoodceramics designer · b. 1730
Josiah Roycephilosopher · b. 1855
Josiah Warrensocial reformer · b. 1798

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	4	#349
2015	9	#186
2016	3	#466
2017	7	#235