Recorded 1924–1963 Boys' name Peak 1928 47 births

Hoskie — boys' name

47 babies named Hoskie in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s211930s101940s51960s11
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Hoskie was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

9 babies were named Hoskie in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hoskie

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Hoskie between 1924 and 1963, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hoskie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hoskie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hoskie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arizona, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hoskie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hoskie 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 47 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.

Hoskie at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

47

Since 1924

40 years of records

Peak year

1928

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1924

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1963

Hoskie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1924

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1928)
9
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
45678910 19631960194919361930192819271924 5

Hoskie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
21 births that decade — 45% of Hoskie's all-time total
1920s211930s101940s51960s11

Hoskie by state

Where Hoskie concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hoskie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arizona
6 12.8%
Arizona share of Hoskie's total US births 12.8%

6 of 47 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hoskie?
47 babies have been named Hoskie since 1924. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1928 with 9 births.
When was Hoskie most popular?
Hoskie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Where is Hoskie most popular?
The top states for the name Hoskie are Arizona (6 births).
How long has the name Hoskie been used?
Hoskie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 40 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Hoskie?
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, 1924–1963 (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.