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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Hosie

Hosie was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 704th; the most babies were born in 1923 (30). More babies were named Hosie in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192330 babies
Total since 1880
1,242babies recorded

Hosie popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 11 since 1928.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#8,6335
1980#5,1607
1970#3,3789
1960#2,9609
1950#1,71919
1940#1,84515
1930#1,62121
1920#1,56724
1910#1,2558
1900#9389
1890——
1880——

How popular is Hosie, counting every spelling?

Hosie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Hosie?

About 400 people born in the US named Hosie are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 56 and 78. That makes Hosie a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Hosie by state

How common Hosie was among boys born in each state in 1921–1925, around its peak. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesAR0.06Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesMS0.19Alabama: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesAL0.10Georgia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesGA0.03Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Hosie, boys, 1921–1925. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Hosie: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hosie, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Hosie

How popular is the name Hosie?

Hosie was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 704th; the most babies were born in 1923 (30). More babies were named Hosie in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Hosie a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 11 girls and 1,231 boys.

Where was Hosie most popular?

In 1921–1925, Hosie was most common in Mississippi (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and Arkansas.