Recorded 1927–1958 Boys' name Peak 1927 25 births

Hosia — boys' name

25 babies named Hosia in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s151950s5
1940s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Hosia was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

5 babies were named Hosia in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hosia

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Hosia between 1927 and 1958, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hosia currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hosia performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hosia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hosia 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 25 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.

Hosia at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

25

Since 1927

32 years of records

Peak year

1927

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1927

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1958

Hosia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1927

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1927)
5
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
5 19581949194819461927 5

Hosia by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
15 births that decade — 60% of Hosia's all-time total
1920s51940s151950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hosia?
25 babies have been named Hosia since 1927. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1927 with 5 births.
When was Hosia most popular?
Hosia was most popular in the 1940s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Hosia been used?
Hosia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 32 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Hosia?
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, 1927–1958 (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.