Hosie
- Last seen for girls in 1940 at #3,863
- Last seen for boys in 1998 at #9,631
- Given to boys 99.1% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1901 · 10 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,231since 1882
Hosie over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Hosie has never cracked the top 600 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | — | #9,631 | 5 | |
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | — | #7,271 | 6 | |
| 1990 | — | #8,117 | 5 | |
| 1989 | — | — | ||
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | — | #6,238 | 5 | |
| 1982 | — | #6,385 | 5 | |
| 1981 | — | #6,262 | 5 | |
| 1980 | — | #4,940 | 7 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,403 | 8 | |
| 1978 | — | #4,554 | 7 | |
| 1977 | — | #5,123 | 6 | |
| 1976 | — | #4,935 | 6 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,941 | 8 | |
| 1974 | — | — | ||
| 1973 | — | #4,054 | 7 | |
| 1972 | — | #4,986 | 5 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,963 | 7 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,282 | 9 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,935 | 6 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,576 | 11 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,760 | 9 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,948 | 5 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,982 | 8 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,546 | 11 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,414 | 12 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,673 | 10 | |
| 1961 | — | #3,356 | 7 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,871 | 9 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,414 | 12 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,838 | 19 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,552 | 6 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,168 | 14 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,791 | 19 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,316 | 12 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,709 | 20 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,939 | 16 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,055 | 14 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,701 | 19 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,872 | 16 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,400 | 27 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,988 | 15 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,601 | 20 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,633 | 17 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,370 | 24 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,577 | 20 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,946 | 14 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,759 | 16 | |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #1,802 | 15 |
| 1939 | — | #1,712 | 16 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,559 | 19 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,344 | 25 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,587 | 18 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,584 | 19 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,386 | 24 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,330 | 25 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,716 | 18 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,843 | 16 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,602 | 21 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,002 | 15 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #1,760 | 19 |
| 1927 | — | #1,692 | 21 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,515 | 24 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,451 | 26 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,492 | 26 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,322 | 30 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,952 | 17 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,829 | 19 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,543 | 24 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,408 | 26 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,373 | 27 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,587 | 21 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,949 | 15 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,600 | 19 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,300 | 21 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,803 | 10 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,619 | 10 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,117 | 10 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,193 | 8 | |
| 1909 | — | #756 | 14 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | #798 | 10 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | #966 | 7 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #744 | 10 | |
| 1901 | — | #683 | 10 | |
| 1900 | — | #902 | 9 | |
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | #704 | 9 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #754 | 7 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1882
The first year at least five boys were named Hosie! It came in at #754, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1887, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Hosie is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Hosie in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Hosie
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1998
- Biggest jump: 293 spots in 1906
- Biggest drop: 437 spots in 1910
Rise & fade · boys
19 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1901 at #683 (10 births)
- Births halved by 1903, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 11 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 11 yrs · run 1899–1902
Share of babies · boys
1 in 10,647
- Highest: 1 in 10,647 boys born in 1901 were named Hosie (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 382,273 boys born in 1998 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 18.0% of all boys named Hosie (221) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 21 | #704 (1888) | #811 |
| 1890s | 24 | #795 (1895) | #973 |
| 1900s | 73 | #683 (1901) | #879 |
| 1910s | 167 | #1,117 (1911) | #1,495 |
| 1920s | 221 | #1,322 (1923) | #1,656 |
| 1930s | 201 | #1,330 (1933) | #1,566 |
| 1940s | 184 | #1,370 (1944) | #1,695 |
| 1950s | 151 | #1,701 (1950) | #2,148 |
| 1960s | 88 | #2,414 (1963) | #3,006 |
| 1970s | 63 | #3,282 (1970) | #4,360 |
| 1980s | 22 | #4,940 (1980) | #5,956 |
| 1990s | 16 | #7,271 (1991) | #8,340 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Want to check a specific year?
See where Hosie ranked and which names it was up against. Click a point on the chart, or pick a year: