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Foreign
OriginEnglish word name
Meaning"strange and unfamiliar"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
GirlsUnranked
Below 5 births
BoysUnranked
Below 5 births
About Foreign
For many new parents, having a baby might feel pretty foreign, and perhaps this feeling inspired the parents of 6 baby boys named Foreign in a recent year. Foreign also brings to mind new and far off places.
Foreign is also given to girls.
Pronounced FOR-in.
As of October 2026, Foreign ranked #16047 for girls in US births in 2021 and #11272 for boys in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #8277 for boys in 2020.
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