How Many People Are Named Foreign?
An estimated 32 people in the United States have the first name Foreign. It is used for both genders, with 68.8% male. The average bearer is 5 years old, and Foreign peaked in popularity in 2021 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Foreign as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Foreign paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Foreign is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
32
About 1 in 10,711,073 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
68.8% confidence
Average Age
5
years old
Peak Year
2021
12 births
Total Registered
32
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Foreign
Foreign is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (68.8%) and females (31.3%). Out of 32 total births registered, 22 were male and 10 were female.
Foreign as a male name
Ranked #11,272 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 2020 (9 births)
Foreign as a female name
Ranked #16,047 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 2018 (5 births)
Foreign: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Foreign span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 27 babies were registered. Foreign remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Foreign by Decade
How has Foreign tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Foreign + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Foreign as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Foreign
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Foreign: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Foreign?
We estimate approximately 32 people named Foreign are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 10,711,073 Americans share this first name.
Is Foreign a common name?
Foreign is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 47.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 32 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Foreign most popular?
Foreign reached peak popularity in 2021, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Foreign is approximately 5 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Foreign a male name?
Foreign is predominantly male. 68.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Foreign Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Foreign Smith, Foreign Johnson, Foreign Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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