Yosiah
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning God supports; variant of Josiah.
Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Yosiah by the numbers
Yosiah was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 19 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Josiah
Like Yosiah, 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.
- Josiahthe Lord supports6,988 in the US (2017)
- Joziahgod supports, god is strong; variant of Josiah301 in the US (2017)
- JosiasGod supports; a form of Josiah137 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)
- JozyahGod is salvation; a variant of Josiah9 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yosiah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Yosiasgod supports; form of Josiah7 in England and Wales (2025)
- YosephGod will increase; variant of Joseph29 in the US (2017)
- Yonahdove4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yosielgod is my strength; variant of Yosef7 in the US (2017)
- Yosifgod will increase; a form of Joseph3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yuriah6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Yosiah, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Yosiah
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