Foster

Given to 13,408 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#7491

recorded as girls

1,692 since 2024

#901

recorded as boys

175 since 2024

Babies in 2025

278

girls 14 · boys 264

Peak year

1896

43 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

13,408

since 1880

Born a Foster? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Foster was most popular in 1896, when 43 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.36 per 1,000). In 2025, 264 babies were named Foster, ranking #901 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	14	7491	264	901
2024	21	5799	202	1076
2023	25	5126	232	966
2022	16	6984	213	1037
2021	17	6691	217	1006
2020	21	5667	226	961
2019	15	7342	227	945
2018	12	8617	184	1077
2017	16	7092	223	936
2016	11	9411	214	963
2015	10	10148	196	1032
2014	11	9517	209	991
2013	9	11000	213	937
2012	5	16869	200	993
2011	<5	—	102	1544
2010	5	16992	126	1349
2009	<5	—	116	1443
2008	5	17504	87	1736
2007	<5	—	93	1650
2006	11	9901	99	1519
2005	<5	—	84	1619
2004	5	16099	111	1328
2003	<5	—	95	1400
2002	<5	—	107	1268
2001	<5	—	91	1387
2000	7	11801	98	1314
1999	<5	—	113	1158
1998	7	11138	106	1172
1997	7	10836	113	1116
1996	<5	—	81	1334
1995	5	13386	109	1081
1994	<5	—	93	1192
1993	5	13442	74	1321
1992	<5	—	58	1525
1991	<5	—	52	1615
1990	<5	—	50	1635
1989	<5	—	40	1858
1988	<5	—	41	1706
1987	<5	—	41	1655
1986	<5	—	27	2096
1985	<5	—	43	1524
1984	<5	—	32	1764
1983	<5	—	35	1651
1982	<5	—	36	1654
1981	<5	—	35	1661
1980	<5	—	31	1808
1979	<5	—	41	1464
1978	<5	—	33	1652
1977	<5	—	46	1335
1976	<5	—	37	1469
1975	<5	—	42	1345
1974	<5	—	28	1692
1973	<5	—	35	1435
1972	<5	—	27	1680
1971	<5	—	29	1637
1970	<5	—	41	1297
1969	<5	—	26	1605
1968	<5	—	45	1119
1967	<5	—	41	1165
1966	<5	—	34	1299
1965	<5	—	48	1064
1964	<5	—	54	1025
1963	<5	—	42	1195
1962	<5	—	58	1007
1961	<5	—	75	882
1960	<5	—	53	1058
1959	<5	—	69	919
1958	<5	—	67	928
1957	<5	—	73	884
1956	<5	—	86	804
1955	<5	—	73	862
1954	<5	—	62	939
1953	<5	—	73	839
1952	<5	—	81	781
1951	<5	—	83	766
1950	<5	—	90	721
1949	<5	—	107	664
1948	<5	—	117	626
1947	<5	—	122	615
1946	<5	—	88	689
1945	<5	—	106	586
1944	<5	—	107	594
1943	<5	—	119	581
1942	5	4622	116	575
1941	<5	—	93	628
1940	<5	—	90	626
1939	<5	—	86	636
1938	<5	—	108	559
1937	<5	—	102	570
1936	<5	—	86	628
1935	<5	—	117	534
1934	<5	—	111	560
1933	<5	—	100	577
1932	<5	—	99	592
1931	<5	—	111	557
1930	<5	—	121	546
1929	<5	—	117	543
1928	<5	—	110	588
1927	<5	—	155	485
1926	<5	—	167	465
1925	5	4973	159	481
1924	<5	—	171	472
1923	5	4967	176	461
1922	6	4445	189	442
1921	<5	—	199	431
1920	<5	—	201	418
1919	<5	—	188	429
1918	<5	—	212	406
1917	<5	—	177	426
1916	<5	—	204	387
1915	<5	—	166	419
1914	5	3618	138	404
1913	<5	—	122	381
1912	<5	—	96	391
1911	<5	—	61	353
1910	<5	—	42	415
1909	<5	—	36	408
1908	<5	—	41	355
1907	<5	—	29	429
1906	<5	—	41	321
1905	<5	—	31	370
1904	<5	—	42	300
1903	<5	—	28	360
1902	<5	—	30	360
1901	<5	—	36	291
1900	<5	—	29	419
1899	<5	—	35	294
1898	<5	—	37	316
1897	<5	—	37	299
1896	<5	—	43	279
1895	<5	—	27	358
1894	<5	—	40	278
1893	<5	—	36	287
1892	<5	—	41	284
1891	<5	—	32	291
1890	<5	—	23	369
1889	<5	—	27	338
1888	<5	—	26	359
1887	<5	—	17	409
1886	<5	—	22	369
1885	<5	—	25	344
1884	<5	—	20	399
1883	<5	—	32	289
1882	<5	—	34	294
1881	<5	—	22	348
1880	<5	—	16	442