Given name & surname
Hosie
“one who reaches salvation”
Hosie is a variant of Hosea. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who reaches salvation.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hosie is a variant of Hosea. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who reaches salvation.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hosie 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 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hosie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,242
- 1,231 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 30 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 5 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 30 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 367 as a first name in 2020; 471 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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