Jasiah
A masculine Arabic name meaning "generosity of God".
Name Census estimates that about 9,544 living Americans carry the first name Jasiah. It sits at #470 in the overall ranking, outside the top 50 but still well-represented. It is a predominantly male name (93.4% of registrations). The average person named Jasiah today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jasiah births was 2022 (669 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jasiah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jasiah with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Jasiah is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 11 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
9.5K
~ 1 in 35,913 Americans
Peak year
2022
669 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#470
Tracked since 1991
Census
Jasiah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,650 people with the first name Jasiah, which placed it at #4,133 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,133
National first-name rank
People counted
4.7K
4,650 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
54.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jasiah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jasiah is Black at 54.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.8%) and Two or More Races (11.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jasiah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jasiah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American54.3% · 2,523
- Hispanic or Latino24.8% · 1,155
- Two or more races11.2% · 519
- White7.6% · 353
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 58
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 42
Gender
Gender distribution for Jasiah
Jasiah leans heavily male at 93.4% of total registrations, but 638 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jasiah as a male name
- Ranked #470 in 2024
- 654 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2022 (658 births)
Jasiah as a female name
- Ranked #7,362 in 2024
- 15 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2008 (46 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jasiah leans strongly male. 4,213 people counted with this name were male (90.6%), compared with 435 female bearers (9.4%).
Popularity
Jasiah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jasiah from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 4,481 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Jasiah remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jasiah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jasiah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jasiahs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 37 states and territories. Texas, Florida, New York recorded the most babies named Jasiah, while Nebraska, District of Columbia, Kansas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 213 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jasiah
The name Jasiah is a variant of the Hebrew name Josiah, which means "God supports" or "God heals." It has its origins in the ancient Hebrew language and culture, and can be traced back to Biblical times.
The name Josiah is found in the Old Testament, where it was borne by several figures, including one of the kings of Judah. King Josiah, who reigned from around 639 to 609 BCE, is particularly notable for his efforts to restore the worship of God and reform religious practices in his kingdom.
The earliest recorded use of the name Jasiah is not entirely clear, but it likely emerged as a variant spelling or pronunciation of Josiah sometime in the medieval period. Some historical figures who bore this name include Jasiah Ober (1736-1813), an American soldier and politician from Massachusetts, and Jasiah Togarmah Sweeney (1835-1899), a Baptist minister and educator from Virginia.
In the 17th century, Jasiah Kendrick (1640-1708) was an English Baptist minister and author who wrote several religious works. Another notable bearer of the name was Jasiah Leavitt (1794-1873), an American farmer and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.
In the 19th century, Jasiah Obadiah Bradford (1823-1902) was an American lawyer and judge who served as a judge of the Superior Court of Massachusetts. Jasiah Marston (1835-1900) was an English sailor and explorer who participated in several Arctic expeditions and made contributions to the mapping of the Canadian Arctic.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals who carried the name Jasiah throughout history, showcasing its use across different cultures and time periods, albeit with a relatively low frequency compared to some other names.
People
Jasiah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jasiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jasiah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jasiah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 9,544 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jasiah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 35,913 US residents.
Is Jasiah a common name?
We classify Jasiah as "Rare". It ranks above 97.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 9,623 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jasiah most popular?
The single biggest year for Jasiah was 2022, when 669 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jasiah is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jasiah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,650 people with the name Jasiah, or 1.54 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,133 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jasiah in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jasiah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jasiah leans strongly male. 4,213 people counted with this name were male (90.6%), compared with 435 female bearers (9.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jasiah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jasiah is Black at 54.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.8%) and Two or More Races (11.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jasiah most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jasiah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 54.3% (2,523 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jasiah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jasiah a male name?
Yes, 93.4% of people registered as Jasiah in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jasiah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jasiah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jasiah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Jasiah?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.