Given name & surname
Josia
“God heals”·“God will help”
Josia is a variant of Josiah. Interpretations include “God heals” (Hebrew) and “God will help” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Josia is a variant of Josiah. Interpretations include “God heals” (Hebrew) and “God will help” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Josia is a variant of Josiah. An origin associated with Josiah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Josia is a variant of Josiah. The history of Josiah gives this family its wider story. In biblical tradition, Josiah is the name of a king of Judah.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Josia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 149
- 144 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 591 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Josia
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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