boy's name

Foch

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 82

France

#832

1922 births

Foch is a boy's name. In 1919 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1918, when 58 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1918.

Foch over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s.

67
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Births named Foch by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 67

How popular is Foch?

In 1919, Foch was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Foch is used

France #832 5 in 1922
United States #3,090 9 in 1919

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Foch

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Sibling names for Foch

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Foch — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Foch

How popular is the name Foch?

In 1919, Foch was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Foch a girl's or a boy's name?

Foch is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Foch most popular?

Foch peaked in 1918, when 58 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.