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Hosanna

Hosanna: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“save, please”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
hoh-ZAN-uh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Hosanna comes from Hebrew hoshia na, a plea meaning 'save, please' that entered Greek and Latin before English. It is used in Christian worship and occasionally as a given name.

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How popular is Hosanna?

202439.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Hosanna in 2024131

2024 rank#1,597 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18801,726

Hosanna is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Hosanna

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Hosanna questions

What does the name Hosanna mean?

Hosanna means "save, please". It comes from Hebrew. Hosanna comes from Hebrew hoshia na, a plea meaning 'save, please' that entered Greek and Latin before English. It is used in Christian worship and occasionally as a given name.

Is Hosanna a boy or girl name?

Hosanna is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Hosanna?

131 US babies were named Hosanna in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Hosanna?

Hosanna is usually pronounced hoh-ZAN-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.