Given name & surname
Hosey
“one who reaches salvation”
Hosey is a variant of Hosea. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who reaches salvation.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hosey is a variant of Hosea. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who reaches salvation.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hosey is a variant of Hosea. An origin associated with Hosea is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hosey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 389
- 389 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1913
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 1963. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 23 in 1913. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 109 as a first name in 2020; 3,526 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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