Hosea

Meaning: To save
Origin: Latin (from Hebrew via Greek and Latin)

Boy's name · #2154 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Hosea holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#2154 in 2025). About 5,500 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Hosea is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Hosea ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,379 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #2,183 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,495 in Canada (2024).

Famous Hoseas

Hosea — Biblical figure associated with the Book of Hosea
Hosea Gear — New Zealand rugby union player
Hosea Ballou — American Universalist minister (1771–1852)
Hosea Kutako — Namibian politician (1870–1970)
Hosea Washington Parker — American politician and lawyer (1833–1922)

What Hoseas become

Among 50 notable people named Hosea:

Political leaders appear 2.85× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hosea Kutako, Namibian politician (1870–1970).

Similar names: Osiah · Lemuel · Osiel · Isiah · Valentine · Uzziah

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