Hosea Boy
How popular is Hosea?
#2,145 boy name in 2025
67 baby boys were named Hosea in the US in 2025, making it the 2145th most popular boy name.
3,154living people named Hosea (est.)
39median age of people named Hosea
5,501babies named Hosea since 1880
1 in 49,483US babies born in 2025
Hosea popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,145 for boys (▲ 200 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 67 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-1% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,068 in 2015, #2,235 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1925 (74 boys) |
| Highest rank | #355 in 1885 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Hosea is most popular
Babies named Hosea per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Kentucky: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Washington: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Missouri: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Indiana: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Hosea by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 155 | #355 |
| 1890s | 114 | #479 |
| 1900s | 154 | #404 |
| 1910s | 386 | #634 |
| 1920s | 583 | #766 |
| 1930s | 474 | #824 |
| 1940s | 437 | #850 |
| 1950s | 555 | #842 |
| 1960s | 439 | #970 |
| 1970s | 394 | #1,186 |
| 1980s | 283 | #1,763 |
| 1990s | 306 | #1,719 |
| 2000s | 296 | #2,557 |
| 2010s | 547 | #2,068 |
| 2020s | 358 | #2,145 |
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Questions
- Is Hosea a boy or girl name?
- Hosea is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Hosea were boys.
- How popular is the name Hosea?
- 67 baby boys were named Hosea in the US in 2025, making it the 2145th most popular boy name.
- When was Hosea most popular?
- Hosea peaked in 1925, when 74 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #355 in 1885.
- How many people are named Hosea?
- 5,501 babies have been named Hosea in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,154 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 39.
- Where is Hosea most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Hosea was most common in Kentucky, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.