How Many People Are Named Hosea?
people named Hosea are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 110,040 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,501 babies named Hosea in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
74 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant transcription of Hoshe'a (see HOSHEA). Hosea is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Hosea. Written in the northern kingdom, it draws parallels between his relationship with his unfaithful wife and the relationship between God and his people.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Hosea in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Hosea alive today is about 39 years old, and 42% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 62 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Hosea first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1925, to 74 babies. In 2025, 67 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Hosea has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #360, in 1885. In 2025 it ranked #2,154.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,154 |
| Best rank | #360 (1885) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #898 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Hosea alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Hosea were born in Georgia than in any other state: about 101 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Hosea was given 10.3 times as often in Mississippi, 6.8 times in Alabama and 5.3 times in Arkansas.
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