Foster is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Foster is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #901 among boys (264) and #7,611 among girls (14) — overall #1,784 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 278 | 278 | #7,611 | #901 |
| 2024 | 223 | 223 | #5,855 | #1,078 |
| 2023 | 257 | 257 | #5,170 | #966 |
| 2022 | 229 | 229 | #7,086 | #1,038 |
| 2021 | 234 | 234 | #6,787 | #1,011 |
| 2020 | 247 | 247 | #5,720 | #962 |
| 2019 | 242 | 242 | #7,479 | #945 |
| 2018 | 196 | 196 | #8,799 | #1,077 |
| 2017 | 239 | 239 | #7,204 | #937 |
| 2016 | 225 | 225 | #9,629 | #964 |
| 2015 | 206 | 206 | #10,380 | #1,033 |
| 2014 | 220 | 220 | #9,751 | #991 |
| 2013 | 222 | 222 | #11,312 | #937 |
| 2012 | 205 | 205 | #17,753 | #994 |
| 2011 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,550 |
| 2010 | 131 | 131 | #17,901 | #1,353 |
| 2009 | 116 | 116 | — | #1,446 |
| 2008 | 92 | 92 | #18,438 | #1,745 |
| 2007 | 93 | 93 | — | #1,653 |
| 2006 | 110 | 110 | #10,136 | #1,521 |
| 2005 | 84 | 84 | — | #1,622 |
| 2004 | 116 | 116 | #16,974 | #1,329 |
| 2003 | 95 | 95 | — | #1,403 |
| 2002 | 107 | 107 | — | #1,274 |
| 2001 | 91 | 91 | — | #1,387 |
| 2000 | 105 | 105 | #12,216 | #1,318 |
| 1999 | 113 | 113 | — | #1,159 |
| 1998 | 113 | 113 | #11,531 | #1,172 |
| 1997 | 120 | — | #11,223 | #1,119 |
| 1996 | 81 | — | — | #1,340 |
| 1995 | 114 | — | #14,173 | #1,082 |
| 1994 | 93 | — | — | #1,196 |
| 1993 | 79 | — | #14,224 | #1,326 |
| 1992 | 58 | — | — | #1,531 |
| 1991 | 52 | — | — | #1,619 |
| 1990 | 50 | — | — | #1,640 |
| 1989 | 40 | — | — | #1,867 |
| 1988 | 41 | — | — | #1,717 |
| 1987 | 41 | — | — | #1,668 |
| 1986 | 27 | — | — | #2,116 |
| 1985 | 43 | — | — | #1,529 |
| 1984 | 32 | — | — | #1,773 |
| 1983 | 35 | — | — | #1,666 |
| 1982 | 36 | — | — | #1,659 |
| 1981 | 35 | — | — | #1,674 |
| 1980 | 31 | — | — | #1,827 |
| 1979 | 41 | — | — | #1,472 |
| 1978 | 33 | — | — | #1,669 |
| 1977 | 46 | — | — | #1,346 |
| 1976 | 37 | — | — | #1,477 |
| 1975 | 42 | — | — | #1,349 |
| 1974 | 28 | — | — | #1,715 |
| 1973 | 35 | — | — | #1,447 |
| 1972 | 27 | — | — | #1,697 |
| 1971 | 29 | — | — | #1,646 |
| 1970 | 41 | — | — | #1,304 |
| 1969 | 26 | — | — | #1,618 |
| 1968 | 45 | — | — | #1,122 |
| 1967 | 41 | — | — | #1,167 |
| 1966 | 34 | — | — | #1,314 |
| 1965 | 48 | — | — | #1,073 |
| 1964 | 54 | — | — | #1,030 |
| 1963 | 42 | — | — | #1,204 |
| 1962 | 58 | — | — | #1,009 |
| 1961 | 75 | — | — | #887 |
| 1960 | 53 | — | — | #1,061 |
| 1959 | 69 | — | — | #922 |
| 1958 | 67 | — | — | #931 |
| 1957 | 73 | — | — | #886 |
| 1956 | 86 | — | — | #804 |
| 1955 | 73 | — | — | #866 |
| 1954 | 62 | — | — | #942 |
| 1953 | 73 | — | — | #842 |
| 1952 | 81 | — | — | #781 |
| 1951 | 83 | — | — | #769 |
| 1950 | 90 | — | — | #722 |
| 1949 | 107 | — | — | #664 |
| 1948 | 117 | — | — | #627 |
| 1947 | 122 | — | — | #616 |
| 1946 | 88 | — | — | #691 |
| 1945 | 106 | — | — | #586 |
| 1944 | 107 | — | — | #594 |
| 1943 | 119 | — | — | #582 |
| 1942 | 121 | — | #4,871 | #577 |
| 1941 | 93 | — | — | #632 |
| 1940 | 90 | — | — | #627 |
| 1939 | 86 | — | — | #639 |
| 1938 | 108 | — | — | #562 |
| 1937 | 102 | — | — | #570 |
| 1936 | 86 | — | — | #628 |
| 1935 | 117 | — | — | #534 |
| 1934 | 111 | — | — | #561 |
| 1933 | 100 | — | — | #579 |
| 1932 | 99 | — | — | #593 |
| 1931 | 111 | — | — | #557 |
| 1930 | 121 | — | — | #548 |
| 1929 | 117 | — | — | #543 |
| 1928 | 110 | — | — | #590 |
| 1927 | 155 | — | — | #488 |
| 1926 | 167 | — | — | #465 |
| 1925 | 164 | — | #5,277 | #482 |
| 1924 | 171 | — | — | #472 |
| 1923 | 181 | — | #5,233 | #462 |
| 1922 | 195 | — | #4,650 | #443 |
| 1921 | 199 | — | — | #432 |
| 1920 | 201 | — | — | #418 |
| 1919 | 188 | — | — | #430 |
| 1918 | 212 | — | — | #406 |
| 1917 | 177 | — | — | #426 |
| 1916 | 204 | — | — | #387 |
| 1915 | 166 | — | — | #419 |
| 1914 | 143 | — | #3,838 | #405 |
| 1913 | 122 | — | — | #383 |
| 1912 | 96 | — | — | #391 |
| 1911 | 61 | — | — | #353 |
| 1910 | 42 | — | — | #417 |
| 1909 | 36 | — | — | #410 |
| 1908 | 41 | — | — | #357 |
| 1907 | 29 | — | — | #430 |
| 1906 | 41 | — | — | #322 |
| 1905 | 31 | — | — | #375 |
| 1904 | 42 | — | — | #303 |
| 1903 | 28 | — | — | #363 |
| 1902 | 30 | — | — | #360 |
| 1901 | 36 | — | — | #292 |
| 1900 | 29 | — | — | #420 |
| 1899 | 35 | — | — | #295 |
| 1898 | 37 | — | — | #318 |
| 1897 | 37 | — | — | #303 |
| 1896 | 43 | — | — | #280 |
| 1895 | 27 | — | — | #362 |
| 1894 | 40 | — | — | #282 |
| 1893 | 36 | — | — | #287 |
| 1892 | 41 | — | — | #284 |
| 1891 | 32 | — | — | #293 |
| 1890 | 23 | — | — | #373 |
| 1889 | 27 | — | — | #341 |
| 1888 | 26 | — | — | #363 |
| 1887 | 17 | — | — | #414 |
| 1886 | 22 | — | — | #373 |
| 1885 | 25 | — | — | #348 |
| 1884 | 20 | — | — | #404 |
| 1883 | 32 | — | — | #289 |
| 1882 | 34 | — | — | #295 |
| 1881 | 22 | — | — | #353 |
| 1880 | 16 | — | — | #448 |