Meaning: Its source is Yoshiya, a Hebrew name meaning "God helps."

Alternative Spellings: Joesiah and Josia

Variant Forms: Josias

Source Forms: Yoshiya

Popularity: The name Josiah ranked 163rd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 913th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.