Foster

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Australian	Boy	Town name
Old French	Boy	forest keeper

Fun Facts about the name Foster

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Scrabble Score

9 points

Dictionary Definition

v. t. defined as: "To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up."

Similar & Rhyming Names

CarterMacalisterAusterForresterAlister

Popularity of Foster

Popularity Analysis

The name Foster first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1896 when it reached rank #280. As of 2023, it ranked #966.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2023	966	Male	0.0126%
2020	965	Male	0.0122%
2019	945	Male	0.0118%
2017	936	Male	0.0113%
2016	965	Male	0.0105%
2014	991	Male	0.0102%
2013	937	Male	0.0106%
2012	993	Male	0.0099%
1961	885	Male	0.0035%
1959	941	Male	0.0031%
1958	929	Male	0.0031%
1957	878	Male	0.0034%
1956	805	Male	0.0040%
1955	869	Male	0.0034%
1954	934	Male	0.0030%
1953	839	Male	0.0037%
1952	781	Male	0.0041%
1951	776	Male	0.0043%
1950	722	Male	0.0049%
1949	667	Male	0.0059%
1948	622	Male	0.0066%
1947	618	Male	0.0065%
1946	690	Male	0.0053%
1945	582	Male	0.0079%
1944	594	Male	0.0077%
1943	582	Male	0.0082%
1942	575	Male	0.0082%
1941	635	Male	0.0073%
1940	632	Male	0.0075%
1939	638	Male	0.0076%
1938	557	Male	0.0096%
1937	570	Male	0.0093%
1936	631	Male	0.0080%
1935	533	Male	0.0109%
1934	559	Male	0.0105%
1933	578	Male	0.0098%
1932	593	Male	0.0092%
1931	558	Male	0.0104%
1930	548	Male	0.0107%
1929	550	Male	0.0104%
1928	587	Male	0.0097%
1927	484	Male	0.0134%
1926	468	Male	0.0145%
1925	481	Male	0.0138%
1924	470	Male	0.0147%
1923	462	Male	0.0155%
1922	445	Male	0.0168%
1921	432	Male	0.0175%
1920	418	Male	0.0183%
1919	429	Male	0.0185%
1918	406	Male	0.0202%
1917	426	Male	0.0185%
1916	387	Male	0.0221%
1915	419	Male	0.0188%
1914	405	Male	0.0202%
1913	383	Male	0.0228%
1912	391	Male	0.0213%
1911	353	Male	0.0253%
1910	417	Male	0.0201%
1909	410	Male	0.0204%
1908	357	Male	0.0246%
1907	429	Male	0.0183%
1906	322	Male	0.0285%
1905	375	Male	0.0216%
1904	303	Male	0.0303%
1903	363	Male	0.0216%
1902	360	Male	0.0226%
1901	292	Male	0.0311%
1900	420	Male	0.0179%
1899	295	Male	0.0304%
1898	318	Male	0.0280%
1897	303	Male	0.0303%
1896	280	Male	0.0333%
1895	362	Male	0.0213%
1894	282	Male	0.0320%
1893	287	Male	0.0297%
1892	284	Male	0.0312%
1891	293	Male	0.0293%
1890	373	Male	0.0192%
1889	341	Male	0.0227%
1888	363	Male	0.0200%
1887	413	Male	0.0156%
1886	373	Male	0.0185%
1885	348	Male	0.0216%
1884	404	Male	0.0163%
1883	289	Male	0.0284%
1882	295	Male	0.0279%
1881	353	Male	0.0203%
1880	448	Male	0.0135%

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