Oseas
Oséas Reis dos Santos, known as Oséas, is a retired Brazilian football player.
Meaning & Origin of Oseas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Oséas Reis dos Santos, known as Oséas, is a retired Brazilian football player.
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The Story of Oseas
Oseas first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1990, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 28 Oseass were born — ranking #3,882 that year. As of 2026, Oseas ranks #3,960 for baby boys with 28 births, rising sharply (+63% over the past five years). In total, more than 439 Oseass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Oseas
Phonetically similar names — useful when Oseas is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Aussies
- Esses
- Acies
- Ossies
- Osis
- Oases
- Oses
- Osi
- Osier
- Osee
- Ossi
- Cosies
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About the name Oseas
Oseas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 439 births in the dataset. Oseas's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #3,882. Use the chart and map above to compare Oseas'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 .
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