Names / Boy names
Foster
Current rank
#901
holding steady
All-time peak
#280
in 1896
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
13,400
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #280 in 1896 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A boys' name, Foster first appears in 1880. Its strongest year was 1896, at #280 nationally. Today it sits at #901 and is holding steady. Over 13,400 have carried it since records began.