First Name JOSIAH

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • JOSIAH is ranked as the 3129th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 5,066.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.59 people named JOSIAH for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 92% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named JOSIAH is 71,626.
  • The SSA data also shows that JOSIAH is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names JOSIAH
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 5,066 +/-5.0%
  • National Rank 3,129
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.6

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 71,626
  • National Rank 660
  • Percentile Rank 99.29%
  • Proportion/100k 22.46

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name JOSIAH is 75.2% White, 5.7% Hispanic origin, 14.4% Black, 2.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name JOSIAH have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name JOSIAH is included in the following name categories:
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Biblical surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Hebrew masculine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name JOSIAH

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 75.2% 63.9% 11.3%
Hispanic origin 5.7% 16.3% -10.6%
Black 14.4% 12.3% 2.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.4% 4.9% -2.5%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named JOSIAH is California where 602 people have this name.
  • Hawaii is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named JOSIAH, as 5.09 in every 100,000 Hawaiians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Hawaii is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Kansas (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 26 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names JOSIAH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 124 0.96 92.4% Indiana 104 1.58 91.7% Iowa 70 2.24 92.1% Kansas 14 0.48 62.7% Michigan 149 1.51 96.2% Minnesota 163 2.99 95.5% Missouri 33 1.11 82.1% Nebraska 13 0.7 61.8% North Dakota 8 1.09 28.3% Ohio 219 1.89 94.8% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 83 1.44 93.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name JOSIAH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 124 0.96 92.4%
Indiana 104 1.58 91.7%
Iowa 70 2.24 92.1%
Kansas 14 0.48 62.7%
Michigan 149 1.51 96.2%
Minnesota 163 2.99 95.5%
Missouri 33 1.11 82.1%
Nebraska 13 0.7 61.8%
North Dakota 8 1.09 28.3%
Ohio 219 1.89 94.8%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 83 1.44 93.1%
West State Statistics First-Names JOSIAH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 64.1% Arizona 102 1.51 88.8% California 602 1.55 97.1% Colorado 115 2.14 90.6% Hawaii 72 5.09 89.7% Idaho 62 3.82 84.1% Montana 8 0.77 28.1% Nevada 46 1.62 82.0% New Mexico 30 1.42 72.2% Oregon 124 3.13 90.7% Utah 41 1.41 79.6% Washington 163 2.31 94.9% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name JOSIAH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 64.1%
Arizona 102 1.51 88.8%
California 602 1.55 97.1%
Colorado 115 2.14 90.6%
Hawaii 72 5.09 89.7%
Idaho 62 3.82 84.1%
Montana 8 0.77 28.1%
Nevada 46 1.62 82.0%
New Mexico 30 1.42 72.2%
Oregon 124 3.13 90.7%
Utah 41 1.41 79.6%
Washington 163 2.31 94.9%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names JOSIAH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 52 1.44 85.9% Maine 61 4.59 82.7% Massachusetts 219 3.25 93.4% New Hampshire 47 3.52 82.1% New Jersey 125 1.4 90.9% New York 203 1.03 95.4% Pennsylvania 213 1.66 94.9% Rhode Island 27 2.59 76.5% Vermont 8 1.25 61.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name JOSIAH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 52 1.44 85.9%
Maine 61 4.59 82.7%
Massachusetts 219 3.25 93.4%
New Hampshire 47 3.52 82.1%
New Jersey 125 1.4 90.9%
New York 203 1.03 95.4%
Pennsylvania 213 1.66 94.9%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 76.5%
Vermont 8 1.25 61.2%
South State Statistics First-Names JOSIAH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 40 0.83 85.7% Arkansas 19 0.65 73.1% Delaware 32 3.42 89.3% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 79.1% Florida 256 1.29 96.7% Georgia 127 1.25 93.4% Kentucky 26 0.59 78.1% Louisiana 74 1.58 88.8% Maryland 109 1.82 93.2% Mississippi 33 1.11 82.1% North Carolina 252 2.53 96.7% Oklahoma 28 0.73 77.4% South Carolina 86 1.79 90.6% Tennessee 57 0.87 89.3% Texas 349 1.29 96.7% Virginia 151 1.81 93.6% West Virginia 9 0.49 31.0%

South States
State stats for the first name JOSIAH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 40 0.83 85.7%
Arkansas 19 0.65 73.1%
Delaware 32 3.42 89.3%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 79.1%
Florida 256 1.29 96.7%
Georgia 127 1.25 93.4%
Kentucky 26 0.59 78.1%
Louisiana 74 1.58 88.8%
Maryland 109 1.82 93.2%
Mississippi 33 1.11 82.1%
North Carolina 252 2.53 96.7%
Oklahoma 28 0.73 77.4%
South Carolina 86 1.79 90.6%
Tennessee 57 0.87 89.3%
Texas 349 1.29 96.7%
Virginia 151 1.81 93.6%
West Virginia 9 0.49 31.0%
 

Full Names with JOSIAH as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have JOSIAH as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named JOSIAH.

The most popular full name is JOSIAH Brown. 1.28% of all the people named JOSIAH have this family name.

There are 850 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name JOSIAH

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 JOSIAH Brown 1.28%
2 JOSIAH Smith 1.19%
3 JOSIAH Johnson 1.10%
4 JOSIAH Jones 1.10%
5 JOSIAH Davis 0.64%
6 JOSIAH Hall 0.64%
7 JOSIAH Miller 0.55%
8 JOSIAH Baker 0.46%
9 JOSIAH Clark 0.46%
10 JOSIAH Hill 0.46%
11 JOSIAH Wilson 0.46%
12 JOSIAH Wood 0.46%
13 JOSIAH Moore 0.37%
14 JOSIAH Powell 0.37%
15 JOSIAH Taylor 0.37%
16 JOSIAH Thomas 0.37%
17 JOSIAH Thompson 0.37%
18 JOSIAH Ward 0.37%
19 JOSIAH Williams 0.37%
20 JOSIAH Adams 0.27%