Is Hosie a boy or girl name?

Hosie is a boy’s name. Of the 1,242 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.9% were girls and 99.1% were boys.

Hosie

Recorded 1882–1998 · United States

Hosie was most popular in 1923, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,672 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,242 people named Hosie.

Hosie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hosie’s peak in 1923. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hosie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hosie is a boy’s name — 0.9% of the 1,242 Americans given it were girls and 99.1% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Hosie

Where Hosie is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org