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Oseias
OriginPortuguese form of Hosea, Hebrew
Meaning"salvation"
About Oseias
The Portuguese version of the Old Testament name Hosea was the fastest-rising boys' name of 2017, in percentage terms. Almost 12 times as many boys were named Oseias in 2017 as in 2016, though it's still a way outside the Top 1000.
Given to around 40 boys in a more recent year, it may appeal to those who also like Ozias
Pronounced oh-zay-AHS.
As of October 2026, Oseias ranked #3072 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1454 in 2017.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,454 | 118 | 63.8 |
| 2018 | #3,583 | 31 | 17.1 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,156 | 26 | 14.9 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #3,192 | 38 | 22.1 |
| 2025 | #3,072 | 40 | 23.4 |
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