Josiah - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Josiah \j(o)-siah\ is pronounced jo-SYE-ah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "Jehovah helps". Biblical: king of Judah at age eight after his father was assassinated, Josiah ruled well for 31 years. Porcelain entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood.

Josiah has 3 variant forms: Josia, Josias and Joziah.

For more information, see also the related name Moses.

Baby names that sound like Josiah are Jesiah, Isiah, Josua, Joshuah and Josh.

Josiah is an uncommon male first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Josiah. Click here to compare Josiah with related baby names.