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Origin & history of Josia1
Modern American roots
Josia comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "God supports, heals, or saves.".
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How popular is Josia?
2008
peak year
The name Josia reached its peak in 2008, with 13 registrations (ranked #6580). It had only entered records 14 years earlier, in 1994. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #11866) today, averaging about 6 new babies per year. Josia's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 149 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
13
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #6,580)
(ranked #6,580)
6
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
60
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
149
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Josia9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
J1
O6
S1
I9
A1
Sum: 18 → Life path 9
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Personality of Josia🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
💝
Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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