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Josiah

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What official birth registration shows about Josiah: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #212 to #588.200020052010201520202025#212#588
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#588
1997#331
1998#430
1999#451
2000#430
2001#317
2002#426
2003#320
2004#334
2005#379
2006#319
2007#330
2008#301
2009#297
2010#317
2011#313
2012#288
2013#272
2014#291
2015#275
2016#280
2017#237
2018#219
2019#252
2020#248
2021#234
2022#240
2023#242
2024#212
2025#226

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #226 among boys in England and Wales, #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #588 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #226 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #98 in New Zealand in 2001.

Josiah's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#226220HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#212234HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#242198HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#240199HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#234214HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#248191HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#252196HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#219238HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#237227HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#280181HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#275185HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#291159HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#272176HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#288160HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#313144HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#317139HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#297143HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#301137HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#330111HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#319109HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#37982HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#33490HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#32087HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#42653HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31784HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#43049HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#45148HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#43049HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#33173HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#58828HighVerified
2001New Zealandmale#9852HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#2567HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#2726HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#2348HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#2269HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#2318HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#3125HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#4163HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#2328HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#3424HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3464HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#2447HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#3753HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#3035HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandmale#3053HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandmale#2444HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#5775HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#5206HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#5166HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#7793HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#6314HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#7413HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#7493HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#5415HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#7153HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#7183HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#6234HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#6194HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Josiah is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Josiah, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2024Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2021New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 2001New Zealand: highest position in 2001Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2023ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#212 in 2024
Northern Ireland2000–202415#226 in 2021
New Zealand20011#98 in 2001
Republic of Ireland2011–202511#516 in 2023
Scotland20241#619 in 2024

Its high point came 23 years earlier in New Zealand (2001) than in England and Wales (2024).

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What is known about Josiah

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
5 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #98 in New Zealand in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.