Josias
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning God supports; a form of Josiah.
Josias by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Josias. In the US, 137 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 147 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Josiah
Like Josias, each of these traces back to Josiah: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Joziahgod supports, god is strong; variant of Josiah301 in the US (2017)
- JosiyahGod supports or heals; a spelling variant of Josiah59 in the US (2017)
- Jahsiahthe Lord supports; a respelling of Josiah44 in the US (2017)
- Josyahgod supports; variant of Josiah33 in the US (2017)
- Josilyngod will increase; a form of Josiah19 in the US (2017)
- YosiahGod supports; variant of Josiah12 in the US (2017)
- JozyahGod is salvation; a variant of Josiah9 in the US (2017)
- JosannaGod is gracious; feminine form of Josiah7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Josias. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Josiahthe Lord supports6,988 in the US (2017)
- Josiangod is salvation; related to Josiah or Joshua17 in the US (2017)
- JosiaGod is gracious; form of Josiah7 in the US (2017)
- Jonashe provided; a form of Jonah687 in the US (2017)
- Jasiahgod has made; a respelling of Jasaiah or Isaiah480 in the US (2017)
- Jesiahgod is salvation; a form of Isaiah or Jesaiah305 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Josias, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Josias
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