Given name & surname
Hoshi
“one who shines as brightly as a star”·“resembling a star”
Hoshi is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who shines as brightly as a star” (Japanese) and “resembling a star” (Japanese). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original Japanese星
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who shines as brightly as a star” (Japanese) and “resembling a star” (Japanese). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Japanese.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hoshi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 0 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 6 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 girls is 6 in 1992. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 186 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.
Hoshi’s family of names
Hoshi has a related form in Hoshea. Hoshi has a related form in Hoshee. Hoshi has a related form in Hoshey.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Hoshi
Characters named Hoshi: Hoshi Sato (Star Trek: Enterprise).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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