MeaningGift from God | Formal: God's gracious gift
OriginModernAmerican / Multicultural
GenderMale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 9
US Rank (today)#5583
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Origin & history of Jossiah
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ModernAmerican / Multicultural roots
Jossiah comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Gift from God | Formal: God's gracious gift.
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How popular is Jossiah?
2018peak year
The name Jossiah reached its peak in 2018, with 31 registrations (ranked #3569). It had only entered records 14 years earlier, in 2004. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #5583) today, averaging about 19 new babies per year. Jossiah has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 309 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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