NameTides

Hosea

Hosea was the #2,145 boys' name in the US in 2025 (67 babies), and #2,133 in England & Wales and #1,049 in Canada.

Hosea as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Hosea as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Hosea as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,145 (67)#2,133 (11)#1,049 (24)
2024#2,345 (60)#2,264 (10)#1,432 (15)
2023#2,416 (56)#2,547 (8)#1,234 (17)
2022#2,217 (65)#2,530 (8)#1,557 (12)
2021#2,623 (49)#3,017 (6)#1,653 (11)
2020#2,235 (61)#3,334 (5)#1,708 (10)
2019#2,808 (44)#2,728 (7)#1,835 (9)
2018#2,230 (61)#3,959 (4)#1,389 (13)
2017#2,319 (56)#3,996 (4)#2,010 (8)
2016#2,335 (56)#2,027 (11)—
2015#2,068 (68)#4,747 (3)#2,387 (6)
2014#2,138 (64)#3,362 (5)#2,371 (6)
2013#2,623 (45)#3,822 (4)#1,926 (8)
2012#2,155 (62)#2,721 (7)#2,368 (6)
2011#2,904 (40)#3,300 (5)#2,125 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1885 at #355.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 25,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,600uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Hosea is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 24,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 30,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Hosea by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #898WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Hosea (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HoseaCanadaBoys#1,04924
HoseaEngland & WalesBoys#2,13311
HoseaNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
HoseaUSGirls—too few
HoseaUSBoys#2,14567