Joss
Joss was the 9283rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 3864th with 27 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,417 places. More babies were named Joss in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,283 boys, down 5,419 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8boys
- Girls and boys
- 33% girls, 67% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202027 babies
- Total since 1880
- 691babies recorded
Joss popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,989 | #9,283 | 5 | 8 |
| 2020 | #8,649 | #3,864 | 12 | 27 |
| 2010 | #7,347 | #9,213 | 17 | 8 |
| 2000 | — | #8,645 | — | 7 |
| 1990 | — | #7,607 | — | 6 |
| 1980 | — | #6,738 | — | 5 |
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How popular is Joss, counting every spelling?
Joss has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Joss?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Joss (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Joss 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Joss.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Joss?
About 400 people born in the US named Joss are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 21. That makes Joss mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Joss by state
How common Joss was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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
These names rose and fell in step with Joss: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Joss, they share its era and feel.
Joss is also a nickname for Jocelyn.
Questions about the name Joss
How popular is the name Joss?
Joss was the 9283rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 3864th with 27 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,417 places. More babies were named Joss in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Joss a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 33% girls, 67% boys given the name Joss in the US.
Where is Joss most popular?
In 2021–2025, Joss was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.