Hosea is a distinctive choice, ranked #2264 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Hosea in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2264
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 β and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2004.
Hosea is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school β standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Hosea
Unlikely. With around 10 UK babies named Hosea per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hosea in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hosea is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1070 places over the last five years to #2264 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 β Trevor Hosea is an Australian rugby union player of Cook Islands descent who plays for the Rebels in the Super Rugby competition.; Hosea Gear β Hosea Emiliano Gear is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played as a wing.; Chris Hosea β Chris Hosea is an American poet, artist, and writer..
Hosea does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice β your child is unlikely to encounter American Hoseas in the wild.
10
UK babies named Hosea (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1070 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
Likely around 1 other Hosea in the class
UK Popularity (2004–2024)
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
Trevor Hosea is an Australian rugby union player of Cook Islands descent who plays for the Rebels in the Super Rugby competition. His regular playing position is lock.
Hosea Lot Holcombe was Alabama's first church historian, as noted on his marker in Bessemer, Alabama. He was a Baptist evangelist and missionary, who moved from the Carolinas to Alabama in 1818; and was President of the Alabama Baptist Convention from 1833 to 1838.
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. He was also paramount chief of the Herero people and chairman of the Herero Chiefs' Council, which he founded in 1945.
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.