Girls' name · since 1928

Fostine

Since 1928, U.S. Social Security records show 21 babies named Fostine, peaking in 1941. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#45,324 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 1928
1940s
peak decade

21 girls have been named Fostine since 1928, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Fostine has 21 recorded births among girls since 1928, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 1941.

  • #45,324 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 21 born since 1928
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fostine ranks #45,324 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1928, peaking in the 1940s.

#45,324 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 1928
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Fostine's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% 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.

Fostine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Fostine's full recorded timeline at 1940, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1941 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Fostine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1941

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1941)
6
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 1928193919401941 6

Fostine by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (11 births, 52% of the file).

1940s was Fostine's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Fostine births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fostine? ▼
21 babies have been named Fostine since 1928. All-time, it sits at #45,324 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1941 with 6 births.
Where does Fostine sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fostine ranks #45,324 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 Fostine most popular? ▼
Fostine was most popular in the 1940s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1941.
How long has the name Fostine been used? ▼
Records for Fostine go back to 1928, giving 14 years of history through 1941.
What names are similar to Fostine? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Foster, Fosteen, Fostina. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Fostine: 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, 1928–1941 (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 Fostine 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.