Hosey

Boy · recorded 1886–1963

  • 1963last recorded
  • 1899best year

Most popular in 1899.

Last recorded in 1963. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Hosey.

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Its story

Popularity since 1886

0244718861905192519441963

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 49 recorded years as a table
Hosey, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188645
189947
190047
190832
190937
191046
191144
191214
191345
19148
191513
191611
191715
191813
19197
19208
192110
19238
192411
19256
19268
19277
19288
19296
19305
19318
193211
19339
19349
19359
19366
19377
19386
19396
19404
19414
19424
19434
19456
19464
19485
19493
19505
19513
19552
19564
19603
19622
19633

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Hosey isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1963
7
Rank in 1963
#3,318
How rare
1 in 290,154 boys
Since 1886
389

Hosey was last recorded in 1963. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1899, at 47 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Hosey doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.