Total births
104
Boys' name · since 1973
Hoss
104 babies named Hoss in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7910
- among boys today
- 104
- born since 1973
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other boys
Hoss currently ranks #7910 among boys' names in America, with 104 babies recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hoss has been recorded 104 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #7910 nationally and more common than 45% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #7910 among boys today
- 104 born since 1973
- 2020s peak decade
- 45% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Hoss is currently the #7910 boys' name in America, more common than 45% of boys - 104 born since 1973, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7910
- among boys today
- 104
- born since 1973
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other boys
Hoss vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#7910
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 45% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Hoss was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
13 babies were named Hoss in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Hoss compares
104 27th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Hoss's all-time total is 72% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hoss | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 104 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 23 | 22,252 |
Hoss's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hoss splits its recorded history at 2019: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hoss at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#7,910
Active since
1973
Hoss popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Hoss by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Hoss's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Hoss births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 57 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hoss? ▼
Since 1973, Social Security records show 104 babies named Hoss. Today it holds rank #7910 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 13 births.
When was Hoss most popular? ▼
Hoss was most popular in the 2020s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Hoss been used? ▼
Hoss has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 53 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Hoss? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hosea, Hosie, Hosey, Hosam, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Hoss
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hoss: #7910 Boys' Name - 104 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hoss. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Hoss 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 June 2026.