Baby name
RISING
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇦🇺 Josiah
/joh · SY · ah/
Meaning
“God supports or God heals”
From Hebrew Yoshiyyahu meaning 'God supports' or 'God heals', a righteous king of Judah.
Nicknames
jo · josie
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Ancient and dignified, one of the more overlooked Old Testament names with real appeal.
The cultural moment.
Rising in the US evangelical community and spreading into mainstream naming.