Josias: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “Yahweh supports, heals”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- joh-SY-us · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Josias is a form of Josiah, from Hebrew Yoshiyahu. It appears in Greek and Latin biblical tradition and has long been used in several European languages.
How popular is Josias?
Babies named Josias in 2024212
2024 rank#1,041 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18803,267
Josias is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Josias
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Josias questions
What does the name Josias mean?
Josias means "Yahweh supports, heals". It comes from Hebrew. Josias is a form of Josiah, from Hebrew Yoshiyahu. It appears in Greek and Latin biblical tradition and has long been used in several European languages.
Is Josias a boy or girl name?
Josias is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Josias?
212 US babies were named Josias in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Josias?
Josias is usually pronounced joh-SY-us.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.