girl's name

Fostine

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 121

Fostine is a girl's name. In 1941 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1998, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1994.

Fostine over time

Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.

45
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Fostine by decade in France
Decade Births
1990s 30
2000s 45
2010s (to 2014) 25

How popular is Fostine?

In 2014, Fostine was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Fostine is used

United States #4,142 6 in 1941
France #7,004 5 in 2014

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.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Fostine

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

Parents who like Fostine also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Fostine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Fostine

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

Common questions about Fostine

How popular is the name Fostine?

In 2014, Fostine was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Fostine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Fostine most popular?

Fostine peaked in 1998, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.