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Meaning

The name Josiah has the following meaning:

God will help.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Josiah is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 152 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Josiah rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 9 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 87 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Josiah in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Josiah is pronounced as jo-sy-ah

Origins

Josiah originates from the Hebrew language.
See other suggested Hebrew boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Josiah and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Josiah: Boys - Omer, Girls - Bethzy, Zenobia, Both genders - Zion

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Josiah: Josia (Hebrew), Josias, Jozia, Joziah, Jozias

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Josiah are: Jo, Josey, Joss

Style

We think the name Josiah should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

See other Traditional boy names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Josiah to be: Funny and entertaining guy

In one word, you might describe Josiah as a(n) "entertaining" person.

See other "entertaining" names for boys.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Josiah (or its variants) are:

Josiah Ng Onn Lam , born on 2 February, a famous athlete. Josiah Ng Onn Lam 's background: A Malaysian track cyclist. He is vying for the Beijing Olympics 2008. The twenty-eight year old became the 2004 Malaysian Olympian and Sportsman of the Year after participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Josiah Wedgwood, born on 12 July, a famous potter. Josiah Wedgwood's background: An English potter, credited with the industrialization of the manufacture of pottery. He was a member of the Darwin — Wedgwood family, most famously including his grandson, Charles Darwin.

Josiah Hornblower, born on 23 February, a famous politician. Josiah Hornblower's background: A statesman in Belleville, New Jersey. He was a delegate for New Jersey in the Continental Congress in 1785 and 1786.
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