Given name
Joziah
“God heals”·“God will help”
In English use, Joziah has a related form in Josiah. Interpretations include “God heals” (Hebrew) and “God will help” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Joziah has a related form in 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
In English use, Joziah has a related form in 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 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Joziah has a related form in 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
Joziah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,369
- 5,364 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 365 babies
- 2025
- 221
- #1,015 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 221 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,015 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 365 in 2019. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (47). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,584 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.
Joziah’s family of names
In English usage, Joziah has a related form in Josiah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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