Updated May 24, 2023

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Girl name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew : God will increase; familiar form of Josephine

Girl name variations

Josie

Josie

+ 9% this year
Neutral
Common
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Josey

Josey

- 2% this year
Feminine
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Josi

Josi

- 9% this year
Feminine
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Jossie

Jossie

+ 111% this year
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Joesey

Joesey

0 % this year
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Josia

Josia

- 29% this year
Feminine
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Josy

Josy

0 % this year
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Josye

Josye

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew : He shall add
  • Hebrew : God of salvation

What does Josiah mean and stand for?

The name Josiah is of Hebrew origin and means "God of salvation". It derives from the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu, from the components yoshi (support) and Yahu (the Hebrew god).

Syllables: 3

Boy name variations

Joseph

Joseph

- 4% this year
Masculine
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Josef

Josef

- 20% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Jozef

Jozef

+ 22% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Yoseph

Yoseph

+ 88% this year
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Rare
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Yosayf

Yosayf

0 % this year
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José

José

0 % this year
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Joe

Joe

- 16% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Jo

Jo

- 14% this year
Neutral
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Joey

Joey

- 3% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Josie

Josie

+ 9% this year
Neutral
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Josias

Josias

+ 15% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Jessup

Jessup

+ 60% this year
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Giuseppe

Giuseppe

- 6% this year
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Rare
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Isoep

Isoep

0 % this year
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Iosef

Iosef

0 % this year
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Seosaidh

Seosaidh

0 % this year
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Osip

Osip

0 % this year
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Pepe

Pepe

0 % this year
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Pepito

Pepito

0 % this year
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Jazeps

Jazeps

0 % this year
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Jooseppi

Jooseppi

0 % this year
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Joseba

Joseba

0 % this year
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Josep

Josep

- 14% this year
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Josephat

Josephat

0 % this year
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Josephe

Josephe

0 % this year
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Josephie

Josephie

0 % this year
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Josephus

Josephus

0 % this year
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Josheph

Josheph

0 % this year
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Josip

Josip

0 % this year
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Jóska

Jóska

0 % this year
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Joza

Joza

0 % this year
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Joze

Joze

0 % this year
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Jozeph

Jozeph

0 % this year
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Jozhe

Jozhe

0 % this year
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Jozio

Jozio

0 % this year
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Jozka

Jozka

0 % this year
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Jozsi

Jozsi

0 % this year
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Jozzepi

Jozzepi

0 % this year
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Jupp

Jupp

0 % this year
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Jusepe

Jusepe

0 % this year
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Juziu

Juziu

0 % this year
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Beppe

Beppe

0 % this year
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Bepe

Bepe

0 % this year
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Beppy

Beppy

0 % this year
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Cheche

Cheche

0 % this year
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Iokepa

Iokepa

0 % this year
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Keo

Keo

+ 8% this year
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Pepa

Pepa

0 % this year
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Peppe

Peppe

0 % this year
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Pino

Pino

0 % this year
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Sepp

Sepp

0 % this year
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Yeska

Yeska

0 % this year
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Yosef

Yosef

0 % this year
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Yousef

Yousef

- 1% this year
Masculine
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Youssel

Youssel

0 % this year
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Yusef

Yusef

+ 25% this year
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Yusif

Yusif

- 31% this year
Masculine
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Zeusef

Zeusef

0 % this year
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Joshua

Joshua

- 6% this year
Masculine
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Yehosha

Yehosha

0 % this year
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Josh

Josh

- 6% this year
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Joshawa

Joshawa

0 % this year
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Johsua

Johsua

0 % this year
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Johusa

Johusa

0 % this year
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Joshau

Joshau

0 % this year
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Joshaua

Joshaua

0 % this year
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Joshauh

Joshauh

0 % this year
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Joshawah

Joshawah

0 % this year
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Joshia

Joshia

+ 20% this year
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Joshuaa

Joshuaa

0 % this year
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Joshuea

Joshuea

0 % this year
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Joshuia

Joshuia

0 % this year
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Joshula

Joshula

0 % this year
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Joshus

Joshus

0 % this year
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Joshusa

Joshusa

0 % this year
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Joshuwa

Joshuwa

0 % this year
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Joshwa

Joshwa

0 % this year
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Jousha

Jousha

0 % this year
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Jozshua

Jozshua

0 % this year
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Jozsua

Jozsua

0 % this year
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Jozua

Jozua

0 % this year
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Joshuah

Joshuah

- 38% this year
Masculine
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Joshue

Joshue

+ 40% this year
Masculine
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How Popular Is The Name Josiah

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Popularity

According to Social Security Administration data, Josiah has been consistently popular, breaking the top 50 in 2019 after staying in the top 60 since 2015.

However, it is the 5th most popular name on FamilyEducation.com.

According to Google search data analysis, in the last five years Josiah was at its peak popularity in May 2020.

After his father Amos was murdered in the Old Testament, Josiah became an upright king of Judas. The biblical name has since been on the rise this past decade. Josiah Wedgwood and Josiah Spode founded the English potteries and Josiah Bartlett was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. It's also the name of a character in TV show The West Wing, Charles Dickens' Hard Times, and Eugene O'Neill's tragedy Mourning Becomes Electra.

Where is it Popular?

Josiah was searched for most often in the following states:

Nicknames for Josiah

  • Joe
  • Josh
  • Joshie
  • Siah

Pairs well with these middle names

 

Meaning and Origin of Josiah