Foster Popularity by Year
Follow Foster across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Foster birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 264 | #901 | Up 175 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 14 | #7,491 | Down 1,692 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 202 | #1,076 | Down 110 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 21 | #5,799 | Down 673 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 232 | #966 | Up 71 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 25 | #5,126 | Up 1,858 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 213 | #1,037 | Down 31 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 16 | #6,984 | Down 293 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 217 | #1,006 | Down 45 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 17 | #6,691 | Down 1,024 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 226 | #961 | Down 16 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 21 | #5,667 | Up 1,675 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 227 | #945 | Up 132 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 15 | #7,342 | Up 1,275 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 184 | #1,077 | Down 141 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 12 | #8,617 | Down 1,525 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 223 | #936 | Up 27 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 16 | #7,092 | Up 2,319 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 214 | #963 | Up 69 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 11 | #9,411 | Up 737 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 196 | #1,032 | Down 41 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 10 | #10,148 | Down 631 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 209 | #991 | Down 54 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 11 | #9,517 | Up 1,483 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 213 | #937 | Up 56 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 9 | #11,000 | Up 5,869 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 200 | #993 | Up 551 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 5 | #16,869 | Up 123 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 102 | #1,544 | Down 195 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 126 | #1,349 | Up 94 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 5 | #16,992 | Up 512 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 116 | #1,443 | Up 293 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 87 | #1,736 | Down 86 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 5 | #17,504 | Down 7,603 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 93 | #1,650 | Down 131 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 99 | #1,519 | Up 100 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 11 | #9,901 | Up 6,198 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 84 | #1,619 | Down 291 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 111 | #1,328 | Up 72 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 5 | #16,099 | Down 4,298 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 95 | #1,400 | Down 132 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 107 | #1,268 | Up 119 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 91 | #1,387 | Down 73 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 98 | #1,314 | Down 156 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 7 | #11,801 | Down 663 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 113 | #1,158 | Up 14 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 106 | #1,172 | Down 56 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 7 | #11,138 | Down 302 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 113 | #1,116 | Up 218 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 7 | #10,836 | Up 2,550 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 81 | #1,334 | Down 253 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 109 | #1,081 | Up 111 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 5 | #13,386 | Up 56 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 93 | #1,192 | Up 129 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 74 | #1,321 | Up 204 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 5 | #13,442 | Down 8,820 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 58 | #1,525 | Up 90 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 52 | #1,615 | Up 20 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 50 | #1,635 | Up 223 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 40 | #1,858 | Down 152 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 41 | #1,706 | Down 51 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 41 | #1,655 | Up 441 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 27 | #2,096 | Down 572 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 43 | #1,524 | Up 240 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 32 | #1,764 | Down 113 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 35 | #1,651 | Up 3 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 36 | #1,654 | Up 7 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 35 | #1,661 | Up 147 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 31 | #1,808 | Down 344 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 41 | #1,464 | Up 188 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 33 | #1,652 | Down 317 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 46 | #1,335 | Up 134 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 37 | #1,469 | Down 124 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 42 | #1,345 | Up 347 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 28 | #1,692 | Down 257 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 35 | #1,435 | Up 245 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 27 | #1,680 | Down 43 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 29 | #1,637 | Down 340 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 41 | #1,297 | Up 308 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 26 | #1,605 | Down 486 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 45 | #1,119 | Up 46 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 41 | #1,165 | Up 134 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 34 | #1,299 | Down 235 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 48 | #1,064 | Down 39 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 54 | #1,025 | Up 170 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 42 | #1,195 | Down 188 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 58 | #1,007 | Down 125 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 75 | #882 | Up 176 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 53 | #1,058 | Down 139 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 69 | #919 | Up 9 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 67 | #928 | Down 44 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 73 | #884 | Down 80 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 86 | #804 | Up 58 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 73 | #862 | Up 77 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 62 | #939 | Down 100 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 73 | #839 | Down 58 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 81 | #781 | Down 15 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 83 | #766 | Down 45 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 90 | #721 | Down 57 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 107 | #664 | Down 38 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 117 | #626 | Down 11 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 122 | #615 | Up 74 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 88 | #689 | Down 103 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 106 | #586 | Up 8 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 107 | #594 | Down 13 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 119 | #581 | Down 6 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 116 | #575 | Up 53 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 5 | #4,622 | Up 351 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 93 | #628 | Down 2 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 90 | #626 | Up 10 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 86 | #636 | Down 77 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 108 | #559 | Up 11 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 102 | #570 | Up 58 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 86 | #628 | Down 94 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 117 | #534 | Up 26 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 111 | #560 | Up 17 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 100 | #577 | Up 15 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 99 | #592 | Down 35 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 111 | #557 | Down 11 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 121 | #546 | Down 3 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 117 | #543 | Up 45 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 110 | #588 | Down 103 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 155 | #485 | Down 20 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 167 | #465 | Up 16 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 159 | #481 | Down 9 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 5 | #4,973 | Down 6 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 171 | #472 | Down 11 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 176 | #461 | Down 19 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 5 | #4,967 | Down 522 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 189 | #442 | Down 11 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 6 | #4,445 | Down 827 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 199 | #431 | Down 13 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 201 | #418 | Up 11 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 188 | #429 | Down 23 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 212 | #406 | Up 20 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 177 | #426 | Down 39 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 204 | #387 | Up 32 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 166 | #419 | Down 15 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 138 | #404 | Down 23 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 5 | #3,618 | — |
| 1913 | Boys | 122 | #381 | Up 10 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 96 | #391 | Down 38 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 61 | #353 | Up 62 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 42 | #415 | Down 7 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 36 | #408 | Down 53 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 41 | #355 | Up 74 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 29 | #429 | Down 108 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 41 | #321 | Up 49 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 31 | #370 | Down 70 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 42 | #300 | Up 60 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 28 | #360 | No rank change |
| 1902 | Boys | 30 | #360 | Down 69 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 36 | #291 | Up 128 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 29 | #419 | Down 125 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 35 | #294 | Up 22 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 37 | #316 | Down 17 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 37 | #299 | Down 20 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 43 | #279 | Up 79 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 27 | #358 | Down 80 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 40 | #278 | Up 9 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 36 | #287 | Down 3 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 41 | #284 | Up 7 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 32 | #291 | Up 78 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 23 | #369 | Down 31 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 27 | #338 | Up 21 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 26 | #359 | Up 50 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 17 | #409 | Down 40 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 22 | #369 | Down 25 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 25 | #344 | Up 55 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 20 | #399 | Down 110 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 32 | #289 | Up 5 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 34 | #294 | Up 54 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 22 | #348 | Up 94 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 16 | #442 | — |