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Boys Named Josiah
This chart illustrates how many Boys were named Josiah in the U.S. since 1880.
Records indicate that at least 39,626 boys have been named Josiah since 1880 in the United States.
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User Comments about the name Josiah
Comment left Oct 05, 2008: "My son, Josiah, is 13, and the mistakes are usually Joshua or Joziah. I'd never heard the name until I was pregnant and my husband said he'd always wanted to name a son "Josiah." It didn't sit right, so we went with "Ryne" instead. Two years later I was pregnant again, and he brought it up again. I realized how important it was to him, so I got up about midnight, and went and started writing the name with our last name -- I loved it! So our 2nd son is Josiah. In the last 13 years I've met a bunch of Josiah's, all in church circles." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Aug 01, 2008: "I am currently pregnant with my first child I'm not sure the sex yet but I'm pretty sure it's a boy Josiah was the first name i chose and i love it. I wasnt sure at first what it meant or if it was even a name i was just going over versions of the name Joey,(my brother who passed away recently) and i got Josiah. As soon as the name came out of my mouth I felt it was right." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Jun 26, 2008: "My baby's name is Josiah, (Naturally) I think it is the best name around, and I have no regrets about calling him this. I've also had people call him Joshua, which was something I never considered as being similar before he was born. I think 'Josiah' sounds much nicer than 'Joshua' (no offence intended!)" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Jun 09, 2008: "I love the name Josiah, and it happens to be my sons name. I was inspired by the word of God. King Josiah 2Kings 2:22.
And yes some people pronouce it Joziah instead of Josiah.
Josiah was truley after Gods heart, and I pray everyday that my son Josiah will to be after Gods heart, as he grow up to be a mighty man of God" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left May 12, 2008: "My name is also Josiah. If I had a lifetime to count the times my name was mispronounced, it still would not be enough. I've been called "Joziah," "Hoziah," "Joshua," "Josh," and the list still goes on. But I do enjoy the fact that my name is rare to come by. It's unique, it makes me feel original, and I've only met one person in my life with the same name. (Who happened to be my cousin whom my aunt adopted from Africa)" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Apr 16, 2008: "My name is Josiah. I've found that those who pronounce the "s" sound as a "z" sound are completely incapable of changing and will continue to pronounce the name incorrectly even when the discrepancy is pointed out. I've learned to deal with it. I can also relate to people wanting to name their children Josiah. It's flattering and makes me appreciate my name more than I already did. Also, I don't know of any of my peers ever saying "Josiah who?"" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Feb 12, 2008: "My son's name is Josiah and I too have the same problem with folks pronouncing the "S" like a "z", this doesn't bother me too much. But what annoys me slightly is when they call him joshua, because this tells me they didn't even take the time to really look at his name. Of particular concern, is when this is done by hospital staff, because you would think they would be paying attention to detail." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Feb 12, 2008: "My son's name is Josiah and I too have the same problem with folks pronouncing the "S" like a "z", this doesn't bother me too much. But what annoys me slightly is when they call him joshua, because this tells me they didn't even take the time to really look at his name. Of particular concern, is when this is done by hospital staff, because you would think they would be paying attention to detail." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Jan 21, 2008: "Can not decide on Jack or Josiah. My name is John and there will be no JR." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Dec 14, 2007: "I like it whether you say "Josiah" OR "Joziah"...what a beautiful kind-sounding-but-still-masculine-name!" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Dec 04, 2007: "We named my son josiah and honestly I can't think of another name i love as much as his." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Sep 24, 2007: "Our son is Josiah because we lead a camp for kids who have been abused and neglected and get to share the love of Jesus with them. One of our favorite Biblical stories to share is about the life of King Josiah because his father and twelve generations of grandfathers did evil in the sight of God. But when Josiah became King at the age of eight he chose to look back to his great grandfather 12 times removed, King David, and emulate his life after him. We encourage our campers that they can do the same. Maybe their father's do evil in the sight of God, but they too can look back till they come across a man of God worthy of emulating. Josiah also means Yaweh heals and God worked a miracle with my son Josiah as He healed me by allowing Josiah to come down out of my tube after being stuck and being termed an ectopic pregnancy." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Sep 03, 2007: "My son Josiah is twenty-seven years old now. At the time I found out I was pregnant with him, I was reading through the Old Testament, and when I read about King Josiah and how he served the Lord wholeheartedly, and never before him or since him was there a king like him, I decided that was the only name for our baby if he was a boy (that was back in the day when hardly anyone knew the sex of their child before it was born). We had intended to nickname him "Josey" (inspired by the Clint Eastwood movie about the "outlaw" Josey Wales) but that never happened because my father kind of put his foot down, so his nickname (still) is Joey. As a newborn Josiah seemed like a "big" name, but he grew into it. I am so glad that we named him this. People do have trouble pronouncing the name sometimes because they don't pay attention; the pronunciation is easy, joe-SYE-uh. His big sister is only twenty-five months older, and she pronounced it "Desiah" when she was small. A lot of people want to call him Joshua. I love the name, and would do it all over again. As my dad says (of Josiah): the only problem with Joey is that there aren't more of him to go around." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Jul 10, 2007: "I named my son Josiah, because it was a name that I have had not heard much and it had a wonderful meaning behind it. Now everywhere I turn everyone wants to name their boy's Josiah. I have had three people that I know basically steal the name for their children. But no one can seem to pronounce the name the correct way. How difficult could it be to say Josiah. I have heard everything from Isaiah to Hosiah! It crazy. I am glad that I named my son Josiah, it is a beautiful name indeed!" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Jul 06, 2007: "I have the coolest friend named Josiah! Cause he really was the COOLEST person at regionals!! He made people feel good, when they were down. =D
I also have a cool little brother named Josiah!...JOSIAH IS A GREAT NAME!" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Jul 03, 2007: "omg i have a friend named josaiah & HE IS SO AMAZING OF COURSE HOT TOO HE GIVES THE BEST ADVICE & I LOVE HIS PERSONALITY" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Jun 28, 2007: "My 4th month old son was named Josiah because #1, I wanted a name that started with J like my first 2 children and #2 because I wanted a biblical name. Once I read the story of Josiah in the bible (2nd Kings) I knew this was the name for me precious son! I absolutely loove his name!" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Jun 02, 2007: "My son is named Josiah. He is three months old, and when I was younger, I read in the Bible about the story of Josiah. His life really touched me, that I said that if one day I have a little boy, I would name him Josiah. Everyone loves the name and its meaning." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Apr 04, 2007: "I love this name. It's what I would like to name my son one day" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Mar 14, 2007: "i really like my name its very unek and fun, yes people do pernounce it like josh, any ways it a very cool name.. and he was king at 8 years old in the bible KING JOSIAH" (Report as inappropriate)
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