Hosea
Hosea was the 2154th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 360th; the most babies were born in 1925 (74). Over the last ten years it has moved down 80 places. More babies were named Hosea in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,154 boys, up 93 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 67boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192574 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,501babies recorded
Hosea popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 20 since 1914.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,154 | 67 |
| 2020 | #2,247 | 61 |
| 2010 | #2,443 | 51 |
| 2000 | #2,832 | 32 |
| 1990 | #1,915 | 40 |
| 1980 | #1,923 | 29 |
| 1970 | #1,343 | 39 |
| 1960 | #1,087 | 51 |
| 1950 | #930 | 55 |
| 1940 | #853 | 55 |
| 1930 | #987 | 48 |
| 1920 | #869 | 62 |
| 1910 | #645 | 21 |
| 1900 | #592 | 18 |
| 1890 | #646 | 10 |
| 1880 | #619 | 10 |
How popular is Hosea, counting every spelling?
Hosea has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Hosea?
67 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hosea (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hosea born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 125 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hosea.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hosea?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Hosea are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 14 and 63. That makes Hosea mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Hosea by state
How common Hosea was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hosea: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hosea, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hosea
How popular is the name Hosea?
Hosea was the 2154th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 360th; the most babies were born in 1925 (74). Over the last ten years it has moved down 80 places. More babies were named Hosea in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Hosea a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hosea in the US.
Where is Hosea most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hosea was most common in Kentucky (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and Washington.