for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Foster name popularity in the United States
Foster ranked #901 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 264 boys named Foster.
SSA
264 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Foster for boys and girls
Girls
145.0% in 2025 · data from 1914 to 2025
Boys
26495.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 264 | #901 |
| 2025 | girls | 14 | #7491 |
| 2024 | boys | 202 | #1076 |
| 2024 | girls | 21 | #5799 |
| 2023 | boys | 232 | #966 |
| 2023 | girls | 25 | #5126 |
| 2022 | boys | 213 | #1037 |
| 2022 | girls | 16 | #6984 |
| 2021 | boys | 217 | #1006 |
| 2021 | girls | 17 | #6691 |
| 2020 | boys | 226 | #961 |
| 2020 | girls | 21 | #5667 |
Show full history (174 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 264 | #901 |
| 2025 | girls | 14 | #7491 |
| 2024 | boys | 202 | #1076 |
| 2024 | girls | 21 | #5799 |
| 2023 | boys | 232 | #966 |
| 2023 | girls | 25 | #5126 |
| 2022 | boys | 213 | #1037 |
| 2022 | girls | 16 | #6984 |
| 2021 | boys | 217 | #1006 |
| 2021 | girls | 17 | #6691 |
| 2020 | boys | 226 | #961 |
| 2020 | girls | 21 | #5667 |
| 2019 | boys | 227 | #945 |
| 2019 | girls | 15 | #7342 |
| 2018 | boys | 184 | #1077 |
| 2018 | girls | 12 | #8617 |
| 2017 | boys | 223 | #936 |
| 2017 | girls | 16 | #7092 |
| 2016 | boys | 214 | #963 |
| 2016 | girls | 11 | #9411 |
| 2015 | boys | 196 | #1032 |
| 2015 | girls | 10 | #10148 |
| 2014 | boys | 209 | #991 |
| 2014 | girls | 11 | #9517 |
| 2013 | boys | 213 | #937 |
| 2013 | girls | 9 | #11000 |
| 2012 | boys | 200 | #993 |
| 2012 | girls | 5 | #16869 |
| 2011 | boys | 102 | #1544 |
| 2010 | boys | 126 | #1349 |
| 2010 | girls | 5 | #16992 |
| 2009 | boys | 116 | #1443 |
| 2008 | boys | 87 | #1736 |
| 2008 | girls | 5 | #17504 |
| 2007 | boys | 93 | #1650 |
| 2006 | boys | 99 | #1519 |
| 2006 | girls | 11 | #9901 |
| 2005 | boys | 84 | #1619 |
| 2004 | boys | 111 | #1328 |
| 2004 | girls | 5 | #16099 |
| 2003 | boys | 95 | #1400 |
| 2002 | boys | 107 | #1268 |
| 2001 | boys | 91 | #1387 |
| 2000 | boys | 98 | #1314 |
| 2000 | girls | 7 | #11801 |
| 1999 | boys | 113 | #1158 |
| 1998 | boys | 106 | #1172 |
| 1998 | girls | 7 | #11138 |
| 1997 | boys | 113 | #1116 |
| 1997 | girls | 7 | #10836 |
| 1996 | boys | 81 | #1334 |
| 1995 | boys | 109 | #1081 |
| 1995 | girls | 5 | #13386 |
| 1994 | boys | 93 | #1192 |
| 1993 | boys | 74 | #1321 |
| 1993 | girls | 5 | #13442 |
| 1992 | boys | 58 | #1525 |
| 1991 | boys | 52 | #1615 |
| 1990 | boys | 50 | #1635 |
| 1989 | boys | 40 | #1858 |
| 1988 | boys | 41 | #1706 |
| 1987 | boys | 41 | #1655 |
| 1986 | boys | 27 | #2096 |
| 1985 | boys | 43 | #1524 |
| 1984 | boys | 32 | #1764 |
| 1983 | boys | 35 | #1651 |
| 1982 | boys | 36 | #1654 |
| 1981 | boys | 35 | #1661 |
| 1980 | boys | 31 | #1808 |
| 1979 | boys | 41 | #1464 |
| 1978 | boys | 33 | #1652 |
| 1977 | boys | 46 | #1335 |
| 1976 | boys | 37 | #1469 |
| 1975 | boys | 42 | #1345 |
| 1974 | boys | 28 | #1692 |
| 1973 | boys | 35 | #1435 |
| 1972 | boys | 27 | #1680 |
| 1971 | boys | 29 | #1637 |
| 1970 | boys | 41 | #1297 |
| 1969 | boys | 26 | #1605 |
| 1968 | boys | 45 | #1119 |
| 1967 | boys | 41 | #1165 |
| 1966 | boys | 34 | #1299 |
| 1965 | boys | 48 | #1064 |
| 1964 | boys | 54 | #1025 |
| 1963 | boys | 42 | #1195 |
| 1962 | boys | 58 | #1007 |
| 1961 | boys | 75 | #882 |
| 1960 | boys | 53 | #1058 |
| 1959 | boys | 69 | #919 |
| 1958 | boys | 67 | #928 |
| 1957 | boys | 73 | #884 |
| 1956 | boys | 86 | #804 |
| 1955 | boys | 73 | #862 |
| 1954 | boys | 62 | #939 |
| 1953 | boys | 73 | #839 |
| 1952 | boys | 81 | #781 |
| 1951 | boys | 83 | #766 |
| 1950 | boys | 90 | #721 |
| 1949 | boys | 107 | #664 |
| 1948 | boys | 117 | #626 |
| 1947 | boys | 122 | #615 |
| 1946 | boys | 88 | #689 |
| 1945 | boys | 106 | #586 |
| 1944 | boys | 107 | #594 |
| 1943 | boys | 119 | #581 |
| 1942 | boys | 116 | #575 |
| 1942 | girls | 5 | #4622 |
| 1941 | boys | 93 | #628 |
| 1940 | boys | 90 | #626 |
| 1939 | boys | 86 | #636 |
| 1938 | boys | 108 | #559 |
| 1937 | boys | 102 | #570 |
| 1936 | boys | 86 | #628 |
| 1935 | boys | 117 | #534 |
| 1934 | boys | 111 | #560 |
| 1933 | boys | 100 | #577 |
| 1932 | boys | 99 | #592 |
| 1931 | boys | 111 | #557 |
| 1930 | boys | 121 | #546 |
| 1929 | boys | 117 | #543 |
| 1928 | boys | 110 | #588 |
| 1927 | boys | 155 | #485 |
| 1926 | boys | 167 | #465 |
| 1925 | boys | 159 | #481 |
| 1925 | girls | 5 | #4973 |
| 1924 | boys | 171 | #472 |
| 1923 | boys | 176 | #461 |
| 1923 | girls | 5 | #4967 |
| 1922 | boys | 189 | #442 |
| 1922 | girls | 6 | #4445 |
| 1921 | boys | 199 | #431 |
| 1920 | boys | 201 | #418 |
| 1919 | boys | 188 | #429 |
| 1918 | boys | 212 | #406 |
| 1917 | boys | 177 | #426 |
| 1916 | boys | 204 | #387 |
| 1915 | boys | 166 | #419 |
| 1914 | boys | 138 | #404 |
| 1914 | girls | 5 | #3618 |
| 1913 | boys | 122 | #381 |
| 1912 | boys | 96 | #391 |
| 1911 | boys | 61 | #353 |
| 1910 | boys | 42 | #415 |
| 1909 | boys | 36 | #408 |
| 1908 | boys | 41 | #355 |
| 1907 | boys | 29 | #429 |
| 1906 | boys | 41 | #321 |
| 1905 | boys | 31 | #370 |
| 1904 | boys | 42 | #300 |
| 1903 | boys | 28 | #360 |
| 1902 | boys | 30 | #360 |
| 1901 | boys | 36 | #291 |
| 1900 | boys | 29 | #419 |
| 1899 | boys | 35 | #294 |
| 1898 | boys | 37 | #316 |
| 1897 | boys | 37 | #299 |
| 1896 | boys | 43 | #279 |
| 1895 | boys | 27 | #358 |
| 1894 | boys | 40 | #278 |
| 1893 | boys | 36 | #287 |
| 1892 | boys | 41 | #284 |
| 1891 | boys | 32 | #291 |
| 1890 | boys | 23 | #369 |
| 1889 | boys | 27 | #338 |
| 1888 | boys | 26 | #359 |
| 1887 | boys | 17 | #409 |
| 1886 | boys | 22 | #369 |
| 1885 | boys | 25 | #344 |
| 1884 | boys | 20 | #399 |
| 1883 | boys | 32 | #289 |
| 1882 | boys | 34 | #294 |
| 1881 | boys | 22 | #348 |
| 1880 | boys | 16 | #442 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.