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Josias

Rank in 2024
#1,041
Born in 2024
212
Peak year
2024 · #1041
Origin
Hebrew

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 212 boys were named Josias, about 1 in every 8,091.
  • 2024 is its biggest year on record.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1975.
  • 3,267 boys have been named Josias since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Josias per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. 0
    Greatest
  2. 0
    Silent
  3. 0
    Boomers
  4. <0.1
    Gen X
  5. <0.1
    Millennials
  6. <0.1
    Gen Z
  7. <0.1
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 17 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 242 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,084 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,924 babies, 0.09 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

  • A male given name from Hebrew, the New Testament Greek form of Josiah.
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
Not recorded

From Wiktionary’s entry for Josias, CC BY-SA 4.0.