Recorded 1985–2005 Boys' name Peak 1996 33 births

Hovsep — boys' name

33 babies named Hovsep in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s172000s5
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Hovsep was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Hovsep in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hovsep

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Hovsep between 1985 and 2005, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hovsep currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hovsep performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hovsep shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hovsep in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hovsep 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 33 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.

Hovsep at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

33

Since 1985

21 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1985

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2005

Hovsep popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1985

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Hovsep by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 52% of Hovsep's all-time total
1980s111990s172000s5

Hovsep by state

Where Hovsep concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hovsep
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
21 63.6%
California share of Hovsep's total US births 63.6%

21 of 33 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hovsep?
33 babies have been named Hovsep since 1985. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Hovsep most popular?
Hovsep was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Hovsep most popular?
The top states for the name Hovsep are California (21 births).
How long has the name Hovsep been used?
Hovsep has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 21 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Hovsep?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hovhannes, Hovanes, Hovannes, Hovik, 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, 1985–2005 (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.