Hosea is a boy's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “to save.” In 2024 it was given to 60 boys in the United States.
Hosea belongs to the Biblical & Christian tradition. Its meaning — “to save” — is the sense carried by its Hebrew and Biblical roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Hosea first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #360 in 1885, and in 2024 60 babies received the name — 5,414 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Hosea means “to save” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Hosea is a boy name. In 2024, 60 babies received the name in the US.
Hosea comes from the Biblical & Christian tradition.
Hosea first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #360 in 1885, and 60 babies were given the name in 2024.
Hosea is pronounced /ˌhoʊˈziːə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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