First Name FOSTER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • FOSTER is ranked as the 7660th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,258.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 3% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.39 people named FOSTER for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named FOSTER is 5,560.
  • The SSA data also shows that FOSTER is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names FOSTER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,258 +/-10.0%
  • National Rank 7,660
  • Percentile Rank 0.97
  • Proportion/100k 0.4

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 5,560
  • National Rank 2,953
  • Percentile Rank 96.81%
  • Proportion/100k 1.74

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name FOSTER is 75.2% White, 4.0% Hispanic origin, 18.0% Black, 0.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name FOSTER have a higher likelyhood of being Black or White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name FOSTER is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name FOSTER

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 75.2% 63.9% 11.3%
Hispanic origin 4.0% 16.3% -12.3%
Black 18.0% 12.3% 5.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.6% 4.9% -4.3%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named FOSTER is Texas where 128 people have this name.
  • Kentucky is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named FOSTER, as 1.47 in every 100,000 Kentuckians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 93rd, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Kentucky is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 41 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Arizona (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 241 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names FOSTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 25 0.19 76.9% Indiana 22 0.33 77.5% Iowa 15 0.48 80.5% Kansas 28 0.97 76.6% Michigan 51 0.51 92.1% Minnesota 18 0.33 83.3% Missouri 7 0.22 21.1% Nebraska 7 0.35 20.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 27 0.24 80.5% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 8 0.13 69.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name FOSTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 25 0.19 76.9%
Indiana 22 0.33 77.5%
Iowa 15 0.48 80.5%
Kansas 28 0.97 76.6%
Michigan 51 0.51 92.1%
Minnesota 18 0.33 83.3%
Missouri 7 0.22 21.1%
Nebraska 7 0.35 20.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 27 0.24 80.5%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 8 0.13 69.2%
West State Statistics First-Names FOSTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 8 0.13 19.7% California 81 0.21 89.5% Colorado 7 0.13 19.8% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 16 0.96 59.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 9 0.32 20.5% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 7 0.18 19.8% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 11 0.15 69.5% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name FOSTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 8 0.13 19.7%
California 81 0.21 89.5%
Colorado 7 0.13 19.8%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 16 0.96 59.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 9 0.32 20.5%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 7 0.18 19.8%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 11 0.15 69.5%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names FOSTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 9 0.24 17.4% Maine 10 0.77 18.0% Massachusetts 0 0 0.0% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 0 0 0.0% New York 66 0.34 90.5% Pennsylvania 33 0.26 83.0% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 8 1.25 58.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name FOSTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 9 0.24 17.4%
Maine 10 0.77 18.0%
Massachusetts 0 0 0.0%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 0 0 0.0%
New York 66 0.34 90.5%
Pennsylvania 33 0.26 83.0%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 8 1.25 58.9%
South State Statistics First-Names FOSTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 34 0.71 83.9% Arkansas 26 0.86 77.5% Delaware 11 1.14 75.6% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 79 0.4 93.0% Georgia 76 0.75 90.5% Kentucky 65 1.47 87.7% Louisiana 54 1.15 86.3% Maryland 29 0.48 82.5% Mississippi 7 0.22 21.1% North Carolina 54 0.55 91.3% Oklahoma 14 0.37 61.0% South Carolina 43 0.89 85.4% Tennessee 62 0.95 89.8% Texas 128 0.47 94.0% Virginia 39 0.47 83.8% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name FOSTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 34 0.71 83.9%
Arkansas 26 0.86 77.5%
Delaware 11 1.14 75.6%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 79 0.4 93.0%
Georgia 76 0.75 90.5%
Kentucky 65 1.47 87.7%
Louisiana 54 1.15 86.3%
Maryland 29 0.48 82.5%
Mississippi 7 0.22 21.1%
North Carolina 54 0.55 91.3%
Oklahoma 14 0.37 61.0%
South Carolina 43 0.89 85.4%
Tennessee 62 0.95 89.8%
Texas 128 0.47 94.0%
Virginia 39 0.47 83.8%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with FOSTER as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have FOSTER as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named FOSTER.

The most popular full name is FOSTER Wilson. 2.95% of all the people named FOSTER have this family name.

There are 204 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name FOSTER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 FOSTER Wilson 2.95%
2 FOSTER Jones 2.21%
3 FOSTER Williams 2.21%
4 FOSTER Bailey 1.85%
5 FOSTER Burke 1.48%
6 FOSTER Davis 1.48%
7 FOSTER Ward 1.48%
8 FOSTER Anderson 1.11%
9 FOSTER Evans 1.11%
10 FOSTER Harris 1.11%
11 FOSTER Howell 1.11%
12 FOSTER Smith 1.11%
13 FOSTER Wheeler 1.11%
14 FOSTER Wood 1.11%
15 FOSTER Bass 0.74%
16 FOSTER Blue 0.74%
17 FOSTER Brown 0.74%
18 FOSTER Case 0.74%
19 FOSTER Cloud 0.74%
20 FOSTER Covington 0.74%

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