Oseas
Boy · oh-SAY-as · Hebrew
Oseas is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “salvation”. In 2025 it ranked 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Oseas mean?
Hebrew: Spanish form of Hosea
“salvation”
Hosea is the first of the Twelve Minor Prophets of the Old Testament.
- Say it
- oh-SAY-as
Is Oseas a girl's or a boy's name?
Oseas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Oseas in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Oseas, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Oseas in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Oseas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 28 | #3,894 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
Names like Oseas
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