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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

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