Josiel
Josiel was the 3058th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2692nd with 49 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 572 places. More babies were named Josiel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,058 boys, up 705 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202249 babies
- Total since 1880
- 611babies recorded
Josiel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,058 | 40 |
| 2020 | #3,763 | 28 |
| 2010 | #4,438 | 22 |
| 2000 | #9,674 | 6 |
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How popular is Josiel, counting every spelling?
Josiel is the most common spelling of a name family that had 65 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 65 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josiel | 40 | #3,058 | 211 |
| Joziel | 13 | #6,633 | 58 |
| Jossiel | 12 | #6,990 | 57 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Josiel?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Josiel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Josiel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Josiel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Josiel?
About 600 people born in the US named Josiel are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Josiel a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Josiel by state
How common Josiel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Josiel
How popular is the name Josiel?
Josiel was the 3058th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2692nd with 49 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 572 places. More babies were named Josiel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Josiel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Josiel in the US.
Where is Josiel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Josiel was most common in Florida (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Pennsylvania.