boys' name ★ peaked 2019

Joziah

Meaning Rare non-standard spelling variant of Josiah Gender Boy Rank 2025 #1,015 Trend ↓ Falling 25%

Rare non-standard spelling variant of Josiah.

Rank 2025
#1,015
among boys · ↓25 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
221
named Joziah · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,729
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2019
365 babies
All-time total
5,369
#1,714 all-time among boys
First recorded
1995
in Social Security records

Joziah popularity over time

5,369 babies have been named Joziah since 1995, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – 43 43 4 – #4,454
2000s – 788 788 79 +1733% #1,018
2010s 5 2,807 2,812 281 +257% #686
2020s (to 2025) – 1,726 1,726 288 +2% #716

Where Joziah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 211 0.12 outside top 500
2027 202 0.12 outside top 500
2028 196 0.11 outside top 500
2029 190 0.11 outside top 500
2030 185 0.11 outside top 500

Where Joziah is most popular

Boys named Joziah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.162 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, California, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Joziah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 12 0.364 +125%
California 267 0.292 +81%
Texas 249 0.283 +75%
Massachusetts 38 0.276 +71%
Florida 112 0.237 +46%
Connecticut 14 0.207 +28%
New Jersey 40 0.199 +23%
Arizona 32 0.196 +21%
Nevada 11 0.193 +19%
Illinois 45 0.176 +9%
Colorado 20 0.155 ≈ national
New York 61 0.141 -13%
Washington 23 0.141 -13%
Ohio 30 0.113 -30%
North Carolina 27 0.106 -35%
Mississippi 6 0.106 -35%
Tennessee 19 0.105 -35%
Maryland 12 0.101 -38%
Alabama 11 0.101 -38%
Louisiana 10 0.098 -40%
Virginia 17 0.090 -45%
Pennsylvania 21 0.079 -51%
Arkansas 5 0.079 -51%
Oklahoma 5 0.057 -65%
Utah 5 0.052 -68%
Michigan 7 0.034 -79%
Indiana 5 0.031 -81%
Georgia 7 0.028 -83%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Joziah

Joziah is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,015 in 2025 with 221 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1995, 5,369 American babies have been named Joziah. Its peak came in 2019, when 365 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Joziah stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Joziah?

The median living Joziah is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 13. An estimated 5,300 people named Joziah are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Joziah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 221 #1,015
2024 – – 227 #990
2023 – – 276 #864
2022 – – 309 #809
2021 – – 363 #716
2020 – – 330 #740
2019 – – 365 #693
2018 – – 306 #767
2017 – – 304 #772
2016 – – 363 #686
2015 – – 319 #756
2014 – – 272 #832
2013 – – 234 #893
2012 5 #18,110 243 #872
2011 – – 205 #965
2010 – – 196 #1,002
2009 – – 193 #1,018
2008 – – 174 #1,077
2007 – – 118 #1,393
2006 – – 78 #1,783
2005 – – 53 #2,256
2004 – – 51 #2,268
2003 – – 37 #2,701
2002 – – 36 #2,661
2001 – – 24 #3,564
2000 – – 24 #3,476
1995 – – 5 #9,550
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
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1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Joziah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Joziah?

The median living Joziah is about 8 years old. Half of all living Joziahs are between 4 and 13 years old.

How many people named Joziah are alive today?

An estimated 5,300 people named Joziah are alive in the United States, based on 5,369 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Joziah mean?

Rare non-standard spelling variant of Josiah.

How popular is the name Joziah in 2025?

Joziah ranked #1,015 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 221 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Joziah?

5,369 babies have been named Joziah in the United States since 1995, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Joziah most popular?

Joziah peaked in 2019, when 365 newborns received the name.

Is Joziah a boy or girl name?

Joziah is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Joziah rising or falling?

Joziah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Joziah become more popular?

Joziah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 185 boys named Joziah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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