Josias

Meaning: Yahweh supports, or Yahweh heals
Origin: Hebrew — Greek form of Josiah

Boy's name · #950 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Josias is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1975, it stood at #950 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 3,500 boys have been named Josias along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#132 in Ecuador (2025) · #409 in Mexico (2024) · #1,532 in Austria (2025) · #1,724 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,095 in Canada (2025) · #2,597 in France (2025) · #4,275 in England & Wales (2025) · #250 in Puerto Rico (2024) · #1,456 in Sweden (2023).

Famous Josiases

Josias von Heeringen — German general (1850–1926)
Josias Braun-Blanquet — Swiss botanist (1884–1980)
Josias Philip Hoffman — South African Boer statesman (1807–1879)
Josias von Rantzou — Danish military, marshal of France (1609–1650)
Josias I, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg — German count (1554–1588)

What Josiases become

Among 109 notable people named Josias:

Military figures appear 5.18× more often than among typical names — e.g. Josias von Heeringen, German general (1850–1926).

Similar names: Joziah · Eitan · Joab · Haziel · Ozias · Ilyas

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