Hosea

Given to 5,501 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#2145

recorded as boys

200 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 67

Peak year

1885

24 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

5,501

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Hosea was most popular in 1885, when 24 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.22 per 1,000). In 2025, 67 babies were named Hosea, ranking #2145 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	67	2145
2024	<5	—	60	2345
2023	<5	—	56	2416
2022	<5	—	65	2217
2021	<5	—	49	2623
2020	<5	—	61	2235
2019	<5	—	44	2808
2018	<5	—	61	2230
2017	<5	—	56	2319
2016	<5	—	56	2335
2015	<5	—	68	2068
2014	<5	—	64	2138
2013	<5	—	45	2623
2012	<5	—	62	2155
2011	<5	—	40	2904
2010	<5	—	51	2429
2009	<5	—	26	3919
2008	<5	—	30	3561
2007	<5	—	29	3591
2006	<5	—	32	3306
2005	<5	—	27	3528
2004	<5	—	26	3534
2003	<5	—	29	3186
2002	<5	—	28	3188
2001	<5	—	37	2562
2000	<5	—	32	2805
1999	<5	—	26	3103
1998	<5	—	24	3191
1997	<5	—	23	3160
1996	<5	—	38	2183
1995	<5	—	27	2685
1994	<5	—	27	2685
1993	<5	—	31	2399
1992	<5	—	23	2909
1991	<5	—	47	1725
1990	<5	—	40	1909
1989	<5	—	31	2206
1988	<5	—	38	1790
1987	<5	—	26	2215
1986	<5	—	29	2007
1985	<5	—	34	1764
1984	<5	—	18	2613
1983	<5	—	26	2017
1982	<5	—	22	2269
1981	<5	—	30	1865
1980	<5	—	29	1910
1979	<5	—	40	1487
1978	<5	—	30	1760
1977	<5	—	41	1431
1976	<5	—	26	1873
1975	<5	—	45	1280
1974	<5	—	42	1311
1973	<5	—	48	1186
1972	<5	—	45	1230
1971	<5	—	38	1378
1970	<5	—	39	1337
1969	<5	—	34	1376
1968	<5	—	46	1100
1967	<5	—	36	1253
1966	<5	—	29	1428
1965	<5	—	42	1163
1964	<5	—	49	1082
1963	<5	—	60	971
1962	<5	—	42	1204
1961	<5	—	50	1108
1960	<5	—	51	1083
1959	<5	—	54	1050
1958	<5	—	60	978
1957	<5	—	56	1015
1956	<5	—	58	977
1955	<5	—	58	988
1954	<5	—	55	1007
1953	<5	—	43	1123
1952	<5	—	47	1055
1951	<5	—	69	843
1950	<5	—	55	926
1949	<5	—	44	1063
1948	<5	—	57	910
1947	<5	—	47	1053
1946	<5	—	40	1094
1945	<5	—	26	1296
1944	<5	—	38	1070
1943	<5	—	43	1018
1942	<5	—	35	1167
1941	<5	—	52	876
1940	<5	—	55	850
1939	<5	—	49	888
1938	<5	—	34	1109
1937	<5	—	55	824
1936	<5	—	52	844
1935	<5	—	31	1194
1934	<5	—	47	917
1933	<5	—	50	875
1932	<5	—	59	829
1931	5	4331	49	922
1930	<5	—	48	976
1929	<5	—	39	1111
1928	<5	—	41	1095
1927	5	4805	67	811
1926	<5	—	58	875
1925	<5	—	74	766
1924	<5	—	65	849
1923	<5	—	72	777
1922	<5	—	49	1010
1921	5	5099	56	939
1920	<5	—	62	865
1919	<5	—	56	890
1918	<5	—	49	949
1917	<5	—	49	909
1916	<5	—	56	834
1915	<5	—	45	925
1914	5	3618	32	986
1913	<5	—	33	835
1912	<5	—	32	765
1911	<5	—	13	925
1910	<5	—	21	634
1909	<5	—	12	840
1908	<5	—	17	632
1907	<5	—	12	778
1906	<5	—	13	674
1905	<5	—	20	507
1904	<5	—	15	587
1903	<5	—	11	696
1902	<5	—	25	404
1901	<5	—	11	637
1900	<5	—	18	578
1899	<5	—	6	928
1898	<5	—	18	485
1897	<5	—	11	652
1896	<5	—	14	551
1895	<5	—	12	609
1894	<5	—	7	857
1893	<5	—	15	479
1892	<5	—	11	641
1891	<5	—	10	597
1890	<5	—	10	629
1889	<5	—	15	482
1888	<5	—	17	464
1887	<5	—	16	420
1886	<5	—	17	431
1885	<5	—	24	355
1884	<5	—	19	416
1883	<5	—	11	556
1882	<5	—	10	611
1881	<5	—	16	431
1880	<5	—	10	600

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Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years