male NAME · CURRENTLY #901

Foster

FAW-stər

“forester”

An English occupational surname used as a given name.

surnameoccupational
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Foster has traveled through time

161880 251885 231890 271895 291900 311905 421910 1661915 2011920 1641925 1211930 1171935 901940 1061945 901950 731955 531960 481965 411970 421975 311980 431985 501990 1141995 1052000 842005 1312010 2062015 2472020 2782025
LATEST YEAR2025278 births
PEAK RANK#280in 1896
CURRENT USAGE5% F95% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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