Meaning and history
Hosea is a biblical masculine name from Hebrew Hoshea, meaning “salvation” or “he saves.” Hosea was an eighth-century BCE prophet whose book opens the collection known as the Twelve Minor Prophets. His troubled marriage is presented as a symbol of the relationship between God and Israel, making themes of faithfulness and restoration central to the name’s biblical association. A notable modern bearer was American civil-rights leader Hosea Williams.
20062006: 32 births, rank #3,306
2007: 29 births, rank #3,591
2008: 30 births, rank #3,561
2009: 26 births, rank #3,919
2010: 51 births, rank #2,429
20112011: 40 births, rank #2,904
2012: 62 births, rank #2,155
2013: 45 births, rank #2,623
2014: 64 births, rank #2,138
2015: 68 births, rank #2,068
20162016: 56 births, rank #2,335
2017: 56 births, rank #2,319
2018: 61 births, rank #2,230
2019: 44 births, rank #2,808
2020: 61 births, rank #2,235
20212021: 49 births, rank #2,623
2022: 65 births, rank #2,217
2023: 56 births, rank #2,416
2024: 60 births, rank #2,345
20252025: 67 births, rank #2,145
Hosea rose from #985 to #974 for boys between 1958 and 1963. Its highest annual birth count came in 1925, with 74 births.