Hosea is a distinctive choice, ranked #2133 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Hosea in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2133
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About the Name Hosea
Hosea is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1070 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #2027 in 2016 โ and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2004.
Hosea is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Hosea in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Hosea
Trevor Hosea โ Trevor Hosea is an Australian rugby union player of Cook Islands descent who plays for the Rebels in the Super Rugby competition.
Hosea Gear โ Hosea Emiliano Gear is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played as a wing.
Chris Hosea โ Chris Hosea is an American poet, artist, and writer.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Hosea
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Hosea per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hosea in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hosea is rising: up 1,201 places since 2020, to #2,133 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #2,027 in 2016.
Hosea is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Hosea include: Trevor Hosea, Hosea Gear and Chris Hosea. Short summaries for each appear below.
Hosea does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Hoseas in the wild.
11
UK babies named Hosea (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1201 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hosea
Almost certainly the only Hosea in the class
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UK Popularity (2004–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Hosea
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Hosea Katjikururume Komombumbi Kutako was a Namibian nationalist leader and traditional ruler who was a founding member of the South West African National Union, Namibia's first nationalist party.
Hosea Chanchez, also credited as Hosea, is an American actor best known for his recurring role on For Your Love and the quarterback football player Malik Wright on The CW/BET sitcom, The Game and its 2021 revival.