Recorded 1923–1938 Girls' name Peak 1938 16 births

Fosteen — girls' name

16 babies named Fosteen in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s11
1930s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Fosteen was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

6 babies were named Fosteen in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fosteen

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Fosteen between 1923 and 1938, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fosteen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fosteen performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Fosteen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fosteen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Fosteen at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

16

Since 1923

16 years of records

Peak year

1938

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1923

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1938

Fosteen popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1938)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.5 193819331923 5

Fosteen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
11 births that decade — 69% of Fosteen's all-time total
1920s51930s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fosteen?
16 babies have been named Fosteen since 1923. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1938 with 6 births.
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?
Fosteen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 16 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1923–1938 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.