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Joss

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

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

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2004–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2004 to 2025, ranging from #2137 to #5876.20052008201820212025#2137#5876
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 · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2004#3197
2005#2438
2006#2137
2007#3667
2008#3860
2012#5876
2016#4763
2018#4684
2019#4686
2020#3117
2021#3192
2023#3218
2024#3695
2025#4201

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

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

In 2010: #387 among boys in Northern Ireland, #1407 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1990–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1990

    First recorded at #323 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2001–2010

    Highest recorded position: #280 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 2001–2010).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1990 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #280 in Northern Ireland in 2001.

Joss'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 Walesfemale#42015HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#161316HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#36956HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#226310HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#32187HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#140718HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#153416HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#31927HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#125021HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#31177HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#131419HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#46864HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#158715HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#168314HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#124721HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#157016HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#151116HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#24598HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#29546HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#58763HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#196211HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#160014HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#140717HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#32275HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#38605HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#140316HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#36675HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#136116HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#213710HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#116818HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#24388HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#74733HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#31975HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#87524HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#71030HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#67129HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#68626HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#57932HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#67925HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#64427HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#55432HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#45841HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#3873HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandmale#2803HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandmale#3343HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandmale#3233HighVerified

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

Where Joss is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Joss, between 1990 and 2025, in 32 of those 36 years. 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.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1990England and WalesEngland 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 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England 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 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: highest position in 200119902025
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
Republic of Ireland1990–19952#323 in 1990
England and Wales1996–202530#458 in 1996
Northern Ireland2001–20102#280 in 2001

Its high point came 11 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1990) than in Northern Ireland (2001).

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 1990; it appears again in 1995.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Joss

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1990–2025.
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 3 regions, from 1990 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #280 in Northern Ireland in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.