Recorded 1973–2014 Boys' name Peak 1994 72 births

Hosam — boys' name

72 babies named Hosam in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s241990s252000s52010s13
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Hosam was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

8 babies were named Hosam in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hosam

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Hosam between 1973 and 2014, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hosam currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hosam performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hosam shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hosam in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 72 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hosam at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

72

Since 1973

42 years of records

Peak year

1994

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1973

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2014

Hosam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1973

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1994)
8
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
456789 201420122001199919971994199219891986198119801973 5

Hosam by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 35% of Hosam's all-time total
1970s51980s241990s252000s52010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hosam?
72 babies have been named Hosam since 1973. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1994 with 8 births.
When was Hosam most popular?
Hosam was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Hosam been used?
Hosam has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 42 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Hosam?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hosea, Hosie, Hosey, Hoss, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.