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Hosea

Boy

Meaning of Hosea: Hebrew: 'salvation'

Hosea is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2110th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2263rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2110

67 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2263

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,501

First recorded 1880 · peak 1925

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 30 babies1982: 22 babies1983: 26 babies1984: 18 babies1985: 34 babies1986: 29 babies1987: 26 babies1988: 38 babies1989: 31 babies1990: 40 babies19901991: 47 babies1992: 23 babies1993: 31 babies1994: 27 babies1995: 27 babies1996: 38 babies1997: 23 babies1998: 24 babies1999: 26 babies2000: 32 babies20002001: 37 babies2002: 28 babies2003: 29 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 27 babies2006: 32 babies2007: 29 babies2008: 30 babies2009: 26 babies2010: 51 babies20102011: 40 babies2012: 62 babies2013: 45 babies2014: 64 babies2015: 68 babies2016: 56 babies2017: 56 babies2018: 61 babies2019: 44 babies2020: 61 babies20202021: 49 babies2022: 65 babies2023: 56 babies2024: 60 babies2025: 67 babies
US babies named Hosea per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 68.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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