Shem Tov Boy's nameIn Israel: hardly given today
Hoshea, hoseaʿIn Hebrew: הושע · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: הוֹשֵׁעַRomanization: hoshéa, hōšḗaʿ
Hoshea, hoseaʿ (Hebrew: הושע) is a boy's name. 68 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).
- People in Israel
- 68
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
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- not in the list
- Peak year
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- USA
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- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Hoshea, hoseaʿ
In Hebrew letters the name is הושע, read right to left. Hoshea, hoseaʿ is the Latin spelling recorded in Wiktionary; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "hoshéa, hōšḗaʿ" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Hoshea, equivalent to English Hosea
- Hosea (a book of the Old Testament of the Bible)
- Hosea (a prophet)
The masculine singular imperative of הוֹשִׁיעַ (hoshía, “to save”). Attested too as Akkadian 𒁹𒀀𒌑𒋛𒀪 (Ausiʾi).
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Hoshea, hoseaʿ by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Hoshea, hoseaʿ
How do you write Hoshea, hoseaʿ in Hebrew?
Hoshea, hoseaʿ is written הושע in Hebrew (with vowel points: הוֹשֵׁעַ). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "hoshéa, hōšḗaʿ".
How many people in Israel are named Hoshea, hoseaʿ?
68 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name הושע: 0 women and 68 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Hoshea, hoseaʿ a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named הושע are men.
What does the name Hoshea, hoseaʿ mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Hoshea, equivalent to English Hosea" Etymology: The masculine singular imperative of הוֹשִׁיעַ (hoshía, “to save”). Attested too as Akkadian 𒁹𒀀𒌑𒋛𒀪 (Ausiʾi).
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.