Foster

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Foster is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 13,130 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 12,858 as boys and 272 as girls. Foster gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 2023 and remains popular today.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 223
2023 257
2022 229
2021 234
2020 247
2019 242
2018 196
2017 239
2016 225
2015 206
2014 220
2013 222
2012 205
2011 102
2010 131
2009 116
2008 92
2007 93
2006 110
2005 84
2004 116
2003 95
2002 107
2001 91
2000 105
1999 113
1998 113
1997 120
1996 81
1995 114
1994 93
1993 79
1992 58
1991 52
1990 50
1989 40
1988 41
1987 41
1986 27
1985 43
1984 32
1983 35
1982 36
1981 35
1980 31
1979 41
1978 33
1977 46
1976 37
1975 42
1974 28
1973 35
1972 27
1971 29
1970 41
1969 26
1968 45
1967 41
1966 34
1965 48
1964 54
1963 42
1962 58
1961 75
1960 53
1959 69
1958 67
1957 73
1956 86
1955 73
1954 62
1953 73
1952 81
1951 83
1950 91
1949 107
1948 117
1947 122
1946 88
1945 106
1944 107
1943 119
1942 121
1941 93
1940 90
1939 86
1938 108
1937 102
1936 86
1935 116
1934 111
1933 100
1932 99
1931 111
1930 121
1929 117
1928 110
1927 155
1926 167
1925 164
1924 171
1923 181
1922 195
1921 199
1920 201
1919 188
1918 212
1917 177
1916 204
1915 166
1914 143
1913 122
1912 96
1911 61
1910 42
1909 36
1908 41
1907 29
1906 41
1905 31
1904 42
1903 28
1902 30
1901 36
1900 29
1899 35
1898 37
1897 37
1896 43
1895 27
1894 40
1893 36
1892 41
1891 32
1890 23
1889 27
1888 26
1887 17
1886 22
1885 25
1884 20
1883 32
1882 34
1881 22
1880 16