Joss

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A few things about Joss you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Joss

Joss Whedon

American director, screenwriter, and producer (born 1964)

Choose Joss and your child shares a first name with Joss Whedon, an American director, screenwriter, and producer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Joss, like who?” Joss Whedon's Wikipedia article is available in 58 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 212,766 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Joss, 8 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Joss would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJoss first shows up in US birth records in 1977, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 48 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2020, when it reached #3,811.
• 🍂TrendJoss has slipped 5,099 places over the last five years and now sits at #8,910. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlJoss is given to both boys and girls: 62% of the 13 babies named Joss in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Joss

Joss is a gender-neutral name of English origin. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with J and ending in “-oss”. US birth records list Joss for boys from 1977 to 2025, in 36 of those 49 years. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked #3,811 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #8,910, with 8 babies. Of the 13 US babies named Joss in 2025, 38% were girls and 62% were boys.

Origin:English names