Hosam
Hosam is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Hosam
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hosam is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Hosam
The earliest SSA record of Hosam as a baby boy name dates back to 1973, when 5 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Hosam — #6,372 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Hosams. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2014 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 72 Hosams have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Hosam
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About the name Hosam
Hosam is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 72 births in the dataset. Hosam's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #6,372. Use the chart and map above to compare Hosam's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.