Jos Popularity by Year
Follow Jos across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Jos birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Boys | 6 | #10,799 | Down 2,584 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 9 | #8,215 | Up 1,455 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 7 | #9,670 | Down 1,530 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 9 | #8,140 | Up 2,604 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 6 | #10,744 | Up 1,392 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 5 | #12,136 | Up 355 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 5 | #12,491 | Up 62 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 5 | #12,553 | Down 4,380 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 9 | #8,173 | Up 3,882 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 5 | #12,055 | Down 1,904 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 6 | #10,151 | Down 2,034 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 5 | #8,117 | Down 4,465 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 6 | #3,652 | Up 329 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 5 | #3,981 | Down 1,152 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 8 | #2,829 | — |