Is Hosea a boy or girl name?
Hosea is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 60 boys were named Hosea, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 5,434 US babies named Hosea were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,343
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Hosea since 1880
- 5,434
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 74 babies
Boys and girls named Hosea, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 155 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 114 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 154 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 386 | 5 | 1.3% |
| 1920s | 583 | 10 | 1.7% |
| 1930s | 474 | 5 | 1% |
| 1940s | 437 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 555 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 439 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 394 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 283 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 306 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 296 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 547 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 291 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60 | #2,343 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 56 | #2,421 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 65 | #2,223 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 49 | #2,635 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 61 | #2,245 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 44 | #2,822 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 61 | #2,245 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 56 | #2,329 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 56 | #2,348 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 68 | #2,074 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 64 | #2,141 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,637 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 62 | #2,165 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 40 | #2,922 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 51 | #2,443 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,959 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 30 | #3,588 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,634 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,339 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,560 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,568 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,224 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 28 | #3,215 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 37 | #2,581 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 32 | #2,832 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,138 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,227 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,201 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 38 | #2,197 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,714 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,718 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 31 | #2,421 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,941 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 47 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 40 | #1,915 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 31 | #2,217 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 38 | #1,800 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,241 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,027 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 34 | #1,774 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,646 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 26 | #2,045 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,298 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 30 | #1,874 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,923 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 40 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 30 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 41 | #1,436 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,899 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 45 | #1,292 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 42 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 48 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 45 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 38 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 39 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 34 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 46 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 36 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 29 | #1,437 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 42 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 49 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 60 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 42 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 50 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 51 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 54 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 60 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 56 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 58 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 58 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 55 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 43 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 47 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 69 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 55 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 44 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 57 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 47 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 40 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 26 | #1,311 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 38 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 43 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 35 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 52 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 55 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 49 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 34 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 55 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 52 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 31 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 47 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 50 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 59 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 49 | #929 | 5 | #4,617 |
| 1930 | 48 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 39 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 41 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 67 | #815 | 5 | #5,144 |
| 1926 | 58 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 74 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 65 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 72 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 49 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 56 | #943 | 5 | #5,457 |
| 1920 | 62 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 56 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 49 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 49 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 56 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 45 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 32 | #992 | 5 | #3,875 |
| 1913 | 33 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 32 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 13 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 21 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 12 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 17 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 12 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 13 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 20 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 15 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 11 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 25 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 11 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 18 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 18 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 11 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 14 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 12 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 15 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 11 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 10 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 10 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 15 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 17 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 16 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 17 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 24 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 19 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 11 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 10 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 16 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 10 | #619 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Hosea reached #360 in 1885. As a girl name, it reached #3,875 in 1914. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.