US rank #1597 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,726 births

Hosanna — #1597 US girls' name

1,726 babies named Hosanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s251980s661990s1992000s2702010s6792020s487
#1597
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Hosanna was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

131 babies were named Hosanna in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hosanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,726 babies named Hosanna between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hosanna currently holds the #1597 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 131 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hosanna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 679 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hosanna shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 184 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Hosanna in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hosanna 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 1,726 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.

Hosanna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,726

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2024

131 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,597

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hosanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
131
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Hosanna by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
679 births that decade — 39% of Hosanna's all-time total
1970s251980s661990s1992000s2702010s6792020s487

Hosanna by state

Where Hosanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Hosanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
184 10.7%
#2 Texas
92 5.3%
#3 Florida
41 2.4%
#4 Tennessee
28 1.6%
#5 New York
17 1.0%
#6 North Carolina
15 0.9%
#7 Washington
15 0.9%
#8 Virginia
14 0.8%
California share of Hosanna's total US births 10.7%
Even split

184 of 1,726 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Hosanna appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hosanna?
1,726 babies have been named Hosanna since 1972. It currently ranks #1597 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 131 births.
When was Hosanna most popular?
Hosanna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 679 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Hosanna most popular?
The top states for the name Hosanna are California (184 births), Texas (92 births), Florida (41 births).
How long has the name Hosanna been used?
Hosanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hosanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hosna, Hosea, Hosie, Hosannah, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1972–2024 (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.