Girls' name · since 1923

Fosteen

Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Fosteen, peaking in 1938. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#48,647 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 1923
1930s
peak decade

Fosteen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 16 have been recorded since 1923.

Social Security Administration records show Fosteen recorded 16 times among girls since 1923, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1938.

  • #48,647 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 16 born since 1923
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fosteen ranks #48,647 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1923, peaking in the 1930s.

#48,647 of 72,339
all-time among girls
16
born since 1923
1930s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Fosteen's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Fosteen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Fosteen's full recorded timeline at 1933, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1938 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Fosteen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1938

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1938)
6
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
4.555.566.5 192319331938 6

Fosteen by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).

1930s was Fosteen's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Fosteen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fosteen? ▼
Fosteen has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1923, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #48,647 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1938. 6 babies were born in 1938, its single highest year.
Where does Fosteen sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fosteen ranks #48,647 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Fosteen most popular? ▼
Fosteen was most popular in the 1930s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
How long has the name Fosteen been used? ▼
Records for Fosteen go back to 1923, giving 16 years of history through 1938.
What names are similar to Fosteen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Foster, Fostine, Fostina. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Fosteen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1923–1938 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Fosteen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.