Josiah

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Meaning

Josiah is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew Yoshi-yahu (Hebrew: ื™ึนืืฉึดืื™ึธึผื”ื•ึผ, Modern: Yoลกiyyรกhu, Tiberian: Yรดลกiyyฤhรป, "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 โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

23
Total babies (all years)
4
Years in the data
9
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
20144#349
20159#186
20163#466
20177#235