Josias

Latin variation of Josiah, Hebrew

"God supports, heals"

Josias Origin and Meaning

The name Josias is a boy's name meaning "God supports, heals".

An attractive, surprisingly uncommon variation of Josiah. To give you an idea of how comparatively rare Josias is, there were about 200 baby boys named Josias in the US last year, versus nearly 6000 named Josiah.

But Josias might pick up steam as s-ending names from Atticus to Brooks become more and more popular. Josias is a biblical name in some variations of the New Testament.

Josias Popularity

• 943 Nameberry 2024
• 82 Unique 2022
• 870 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Josias

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Famous People Named Josias

• Josias Georg Wilhelm Adolf Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
• Josias Simmler Swiss theologian
• Josias Fendall 4th Proprietary Governor of Maryland, USA
• Josias Braun Blanquet, Swiss sociologist
• Josias Leslie Porter Irish Presbyterian minister
• Josias Rowley 1st Baronet, British Navy admiral
• Josias Thomas Joesler Swiss,American architect