Boy name#1,498 of boy names
Joziah
Pronounced JH OW1 Z IY1 AA1 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2019
- 30 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Joziah?
Joziah is a boys' name, and first appears in 1995. It has been given to 5,262 children — the 1,498th most common boys' name on record.
It is gaining, with the past decade running 74% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2019, when 369 children were given it.
Joeziah is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Joziah and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Joeziah
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH OW1 Z IY1 AA1
- Stress pattern:
- 111
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Joziah
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Joziah
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Joziah?
- Joziah ranks 1,498th among boys' names in US records, with 5,262 births since 1995. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,205.
- Is Joziah a unisex name?
- No. Joziah is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Joziah most popular?
- 2019, when 369 children were given the name. It has been in use for 30 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Joziah spelled?
- Joeziah. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.