Girls' name · since 1972
Hosanna
1,875 babies named Hosanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,896 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,481 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,875
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hosanna is the #1481 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,875 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hosanna has been recorded 1,875 times among girls since 1972, currently ranked #1481 nationally and more common than 91% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #4,896 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,481 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,875 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hosanna ranks #4,896 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,481 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,875 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,896 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,481 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,875
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hosanna's 1,875 recorded births place it above 93.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Hosanna compares
1,875 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hosanna's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hosanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,875 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 145 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hosanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hosanna's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 145, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hosanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 145
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Hosanna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (679 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Hosanna's strongest decade.
679 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Hosanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 66
1980s
66 births
- 1990s 199
1990s
199 births
- 2000s 270
2000s
270 births
- 2010s
2010s
679 births
- 2020s
2020s
636 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 679 births (36% of all-time use).
How Hosanna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hosanna's total volume
Hosanna by state
Where Hosanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 191 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 102 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 52 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 35 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 22 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Washington | | 20 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 19 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 19 | 1.0% |
191 of 1,875 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Hosanna appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hosanna's data
- Hosanna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (679 total births) through the 2020s (636) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hosannas (191 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hosanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hosanna draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.