Boy name English origin Christian tradition

Foster

FAH-stur · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Forester;foster parent
Language
English
Culture
English
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
modern · surname
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1075
2024 births202
Peak year2023
First appeared1880
Total US births12,858
2023 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
Forster
In other languages
Foster (English)

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