Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Foster

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Foster
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2023

Peak rank proxy

232

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20232024

Peak year

2023

Decline from peak

12.9%

2024

202

All-time

12,858

Foster has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2023, when 232 boys were named Foster.

In 2024, only 202 boys were given the name.

Down 12.9% from its peak.

All told, about 12,858 Americans have been named Foster and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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