Boy

Joss

JOSS

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Short form of Jocelyn (from Latin 'Iocundus' meaning 'joyful'). Ultra-minimal and modern while maintaining vintage charm; increasingly used as standalone name.”

Popularity Over Time

Joss US popularity rank over timeRank 10798 in 1999 to rank 3862 in 2020. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#3862#7330#10798197720002024

Joss is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Latin

Syllables

1

Style

MinimalModernSoftPlayful

Famous Bearers

  • Joss Whedon (director)
  • Joss Stone (singer)

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Short & Strong →

Similar Names

Joss

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Jude

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

James

Hebrew Top 10

Sibling Name Ideas

Moss

Old English Rare & Uncommon

Felix

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sage

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

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People Also Ask

Short form of Jocelyn (from Latin 'Iocundus' meaning 'joyful'). Ultra-minimal and modern while maintaining vintage charm; increasingly used as standalone name.

Joss is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Joss works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Joss include Moss, Felix, Sage.