boys:
81 births since 1973
#4505 (2nd percentile)
overall:
81 births since 1973
#7658 (1st percentile)
The name Hoss is the #7,658 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 81 recorded births since 1973. This represents the 1.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 1.0% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,505 (1.7% percentile) for all time with 81 births since 1973.
Hoss first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1973 (first recorded for boys in 1973). Birth data for Hoss is available in 12 out of the 51 years between 1973 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
For boys, Hoss reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 0.7% percentile (ranked #905) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.7% percentile). Despite a peak around 2016, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for boys. Currently, Hoss is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #905 (0.7% percentile) with 6 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Hoss".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Hoss. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 53.5% confident that Hoss is pronounced as hahs, which has 1 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is haws, at 46.5% confidence, with 1 syllables.
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