Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Hosea

#1,642 most common boys' name of all time · #3,976 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,642
Rank overall
#3,976 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
5,501
Since 2016
575
Peak year
1925 #768
Best rank
#363 1885
Girls Boys peak 74/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Hosea is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 67 67 #2,145
2024 — 60 60 #2,345
2023 — 56 56 #2,417
2022 — 65 65 #2,219
2021 — 49 49 #2,626
2020 — 61 61 #2,236
2019 — 44 44 #2,812
2018 — 61 61 #2,232
2017 — 56 56 #2,324
2016 — 56 56 #2,339
2015 — 68 68 #2,069
2014 — 64 64 #2,138
2013 — 45 45 #2,624
2012 — 62 62 #2,156
2011 — 40 40 #2,908
2010 — 51 51 #2,430
2009 — 26 26 #3,921
2008 — 30 30 #3,562
2007 — 29 29 #3,593
2006 — 32 32 #3,308
2005 — 27 27 #3,533
2004 — 26 26 #3,539
2003 — 29 29 #3,192
2002 — 28 28 #3,189
2001 — 37 37 #2,564
2000 — 32 32 #2,807
1999 — 26 26 #3,105
1998 — 24 24 #3,199
1997 — 23 23 #3,163
1996 — 38 38 #2,184
1995 — 27 27 #2,685
1994 — 27 27 #2,687
1993 — 31 31 #2,403
1992 — 23 23 #2,916
1991 — 47 47 #1,726
1990 — 40 40 #1,912
1989 — 31 31 #2,208
1988 — 38 38 #1,791
1987 — 26 26 #2,222
1986 — 29 29 #2,008
1985 — 34 34 #1,766
1984 — 18 18 #2,618
1983 — 26 26 #2,022
1982 — 22 22 #2,280
1981 — 30 30 #1,870
1980 — 29 29 #1,915
1979 — 40 40 #1,488
1978 — 30 30 #1,762
1977 — 41 41 #1,434
1976 — 26 26 #1,880
1975 — 45 45 #1,283
1974 — 42 42 #1,316
1973 — 48 48 #1,188
1972 — 45 45 #1,234
1971 — 38 38 #1,383
1970 — 39 39 #1,342
1969 — 34 34 #1,379
1968 — 46 46 #1,103
1967 — 36 36 #1,257
1966 — 29 29 #1,430
1965 — 42 42 #1,168
1964 — 49 49 #1,086
1963 — 60 60 #972
1962 — 42 42 #1,206
1961 — 50 50 #1,109
1960 — 51 51 #1,088
1959 — 54 54 #1,054
1958 — 60 60 #979
1957 — 56 56 #1,016
1956 — 58 58 #979
1955 — 58 58 #990
1954 — 55 55 #1,008
1953 — 43 43 #1,126
1952 — 47 47 #1,055
1951 — 69 69 #843
1950 — 55 55 #928
1949 — 44 44 #1,066
1948 — 57 57 #913
1947 — 47 47 #1,054
1946 — 40 40 #1,098
1945 — 26 26 #1,304
1944 — 38 38 #1,073
1943 — 43 43 #1,026
1942 — 35 35 #1,175
1941 — 52 52 #879
1940 — 55 55 #852
1939 — 49 49 #891
1938 — 34 34 #1,112
1937 — 55 55 #825
1936 — 52 52 #849
1935 — 31 31 #1,200
1934 — 47 47 #922
1933 — 50 50 #879
1932 — 59 59 #832
1931 5 49 54 #928
1930 — 48 48 #981
1929 — 39 39 #1,116
1928 — 41 41 #1,098
1927 5 67 72 #812
1926 — 58 58 #877
1925 — 74 74 #768
1924 — 65 65 #851
1923 — 72 72 #782
1922 — 49 49 #1,013
1921 5 56 61 #941
1920 — 62 62 #866
1919 — 56 56 #894
1918 — 49 49 #953
1917 — 49 49 #911
1916 — 56 56 #836
1915 — 45 45 #927
1914 5 32 37 #989
1913 — 33 33 #839
1912 — 32 32 #772
1911 — 13 13 #940
1910 — 21 21 #639
1909 — 12 12 #857
1908 — 17 17 #644
1907 — 12 12 #792
1906 — 13 13 #689
1905 — 20 20 #514
1904 — 15 15 #599
1903 — 11 11 #712
1902 — 25 25 #412
1901 — 11 11 #658
1900 — 18 18 #592
1899 — 6 6 #964
1898 — 18 18 #496
1897 — 11 11 #668
1896 — 14 14 #574
1895 — 12 12 #625
1894 — 7 7 #884
1893 — 15 15 #495
1892 — 11 11 #661
1891 — 10 10 #614
1890 — 10 10 #640
1889 — 15 15 #491
1888 — 17 17 #480
1887 — 16 16 #435
1886 — 17 17 #447
1885 — 24 24 #363
1884 — 19 19 #430
1883 — 11 11 #583
1882 — 10 10 #631
1881 — 16 16 #440
1880 — 10 10 #620