Josias

Meaning: Yahweh has healed
Origin: Variant of Josiah (from Hebrew)

Boy's name · #950 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Josias is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1975, it stood at #950 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 3,500 boys have been named Josias along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#132 in Ecuador (2025) · #710 in Mexico (2024) · #1,532 in Austria (2025) · #1,724 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,597 in France (2025) · #2,428 in Canada (2024).

Famous Josiases

Josias Braun-Blanquet — Swiss botanist (1884–1980)
Josias von Heeringen — German general (1850–1926)
Josias Simmler — Swiss theologian
Josias Moli — Vanuatuan politician
Josias von Rantzou — Danish military, marshal of France

What Josiases become

Among 109 notable people named Josias:

Military figures appear 5.18× more often than among typical names — e.g. Josias von Heeringen, German general (1850–1926).

Similar names: Joziah · Boaz · Joab · Haziel · Ozias · Matthias

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