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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 210 babies (rank #177 that year). In 2024 it was given to 182 boys (rank #189). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

4,576
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
210
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
199155#400
199250#432
199339#488
199450#401
199577#340
199690#305
199771#350
199888#293
1999105#248
2000111#227
200191#265
2002117#226
2003117#230
2004110#244
2005109#261
2006159#196
2007162#202
2008151#215
2009191#183
2010193#185
2011150#228
2012157#227
2013157#229
2014185#206
2015179#205
2016170#217
2017161#228
2018194#194
2019164#223
2020191#186
2021210#177
2022170#204
2023170#193
2024182#189