Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Hosea

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Hosea
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1925

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19252024

Peak year

1925

Decline from peak

18.9%

2024

All-time

5,414

Hosea has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1925, when 74 boys were named Hosea.

In 2024, only 60 boys were given the name.

Down 18.9% from its peak.

All told, about 5,414 Americans have been named Hosea and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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