Joss

Where Joss comes from

Verb usage evolved from the name of Joss Whedon, creator of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly.
— Wiktionary's entry for Joss
Joss through the years
  1. 1977
    First appearance
    #5,845 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2017
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 2020
    Peak, #3,811
    27 babies named Joss, the most in any year.
  4. 2024
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #6,469.
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name
  • A diminutive of the female given name Jocelyn.
  • A diminutive of the male given name Joseph.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.