Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Hosanna

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,480 Trend ↑ Rising 55%
Rank 2025
#1,480
among girls · ↑98 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
145
named Hosanna · +8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,085
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
145 babies
All-time total
1,875
#4,896 all-time among girls
First recorded
1972
in Social Security records

Hosanna popularity over time

1,875 babies have been named Hosanna since 1972, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 25 3 – #7,601
1980s 66 7 +164% #7,149
1990s 199 20 +202% #3,817
2000s 270 27 +36% #4,134
2010s 679 68 +151% #2,078
2020s (to 2025) 636 106 +56% #1,480

Where Hosanna is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 158 0.10 outside top 500
2027 170 0.11 outside top 500
2028 181 0.11 outside top 500
2029 191 0.12 outside top 500
2030 199 0.12 outside top 500

Where Hosanna is most popular

Girls named Hosanna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.066 per 1,000. Strongest in Kansas, Tennessee, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Hosanna born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Kansas 11 0.191 +189%
Tennessee 27 0.170 +158%
Georgia 19 0.084 +27%
Ohio 17 0.072 +8%
Indiana 10 0.071 +8%
Virginia 12 0.070 +7%
Washington 10 0.069 +5%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 ≈ national
California 56 0.067 ≈ national
Texas 46 0.057 -13%
Florida 20 0.047 -29%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -30%
Michigan 6 0.033 -50%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -67%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -68%
New York 6 0.015 -77%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Hosanna

Hosanna is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,480 in 2025 with 145 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 1,875 American babies have been named Hosanna. Its peak came in 2025, when 145 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Hosanna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hosanna?

The median living Hosanna is about 9 years old; half are between 3 and 18. An estimated 1,900 people named Hosanna are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Hosanna year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 145 #1,480
2024 134 #1,578
2023 108 #1,860
2022 82 #2,284
2021 67 #2,601
2020 100 #1,914
2019 91 #2,078
2018 66 #2,623
2017 67 #2,616
2016 77 #2,418
2015 58 #2,976
2014 72 #2,502
2013 68 #2,610
2012 67 #2,665
2011 63 #2,777
2010 50 #3,276
2009 37 #4,134
2008 27 #5,348
2007 27 #5,290
2006 33 #4,392
2005 22 #5,671
2004 33 #4,208
2003 26 #4,856
2002 19 #5,973
2001 20 #5,662
2000 26 #4,575
1995 28 #3,817
1990 14 #6,247
1985 8 #7,822
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Hosanna, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Hosanna?

The median living Hosanna is about 9 years old. Half of all living Hosannas are between 3 and 18 years old.

How many people named Hosanna are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Hosanna are alive in the United States, based on 1,875 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Hosanna in 2025?

Hosanna ranked #1,480 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 145 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hosanna?

1,875 babies have been named Hosanna in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hosanna most popular?

Hosanna peaked in 2025, when 145 newborns received the name.

Is Hosanna a boy or girl name?

Hosanna is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Hosanna rising or falling?

Hosanna is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Hosanna become more popular?

Hosanna is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 199 girls named Hosanna in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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