Forest

Given to 18,377 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +47% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#8362
recorded as girls
#750
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
356
girls 12 · boys 344
Peak year
1893
59 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
18,377
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Forest was most popular in 1893, when 59 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.53 per 1,000). In 2025, 344 babies were named Forest, ranking #750 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 47%.00.150.30.450.618801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1893 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Forest was most popular in 1893, when 59 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.53 per 1,000). In 2025, 344 babies were named Forest, ranking #750 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 47%.00.150.30.450.61880192019602000Peak 1893

Forest was most popular in 1893, when 59 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.53 per 1,000). In 2025, 344 babies were named Forest, ranking #750 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 47%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 12 8362 344 750
2024 19 6167 365 720
2023 23 5390 350 746
2022 16 6984 375 703
2021 13 8024 361 718
2020 15 7212 291 796
2019 17 6698 243 905
2018 8 11427 212 979
2017 11 9341 201 1007
2016 6 14331 178 1102
2015 5 16419 135 1307
2014 <5 — 132 1321
2013 <5 — 104 1537
2012 <5 — 76 1891
2011 <5 — 84 1738
2010 <5 — 83 1778
2009 <5 — 67 2050
2008 <5 — 79 1838
2007 <5 — 69 2016
2006 <5 — 47 2542
2005 <5 — 62 2008
2004 <5 — 55 2131
2003 <5 — 69 1749
2002 <5 — 67 1723
2001 <5 — 59 1871
2000 <5 — 83 1479
1999 <5 — 80 1449
1998 <5 — 110 1133
1997 <5 — 105 1161
1996 8 9581 115 1060
1995 11 7514 205 749
1994 27 3892 252 655
1993 12 7038 207 719
1992 9 8734 165 814
1991 9 8588 131 920
1990 <5 — 97 1083
1989 <5 — 92 1102
1988 <5 — 82 1099
1987 <5 — 86 1023
1986 <5 — 80 1041
1985 <5 — 48 1416
1984 6 9144 70 1069
1983 <5 — 71 1049
1982 5 10517 72 1072
1981 5 10411 83 995
1980 6 9095 103 878
1979 <5 — 80 991
1978 7 7649 68 1057
1977 <5 — 86 913
1976 6 8156 81 929
1975 7 7173 76 938
1974 5 8775 87 856
1973 <5 — 57 1074
1972 <5 — 64 1007
1971 <5 — 87 873
1970 <5 — 72 940
1969 <5 — 50 1097
1968 <5 — 78 829
1967 <5 — 60 931
1966 <5 — 74 845
1965 <5 — 87 796
1964 <5 — 82 839
1963 5 6592 84 825
1962 <5 — 88 808
1961 <5 — 86 825
1960 <5 — 90 804
1959 <5 — 91 801
1958 <5 — 112 712
1957 5 6086 107 722
1956 <5 — 93 762
1955 <5 — 104 715
1954 <5 — 103 714
1953 <5 — 112 678
1952 <5 — 98 709
1951 8 4011 102 693
1950 <5 — 115 648
1949 <5 — 134 580
1948 <5 — 108 655
1947 <5 — 164 528
1946 <5 — 100 642
1945 5 4556 111 577
1944 5 4574 139 513
1943 <5 — 128 559
1942 5 4622 127 543
1941 <5 — 141 491
1940 <5 — 124 521
1939 <5 — 125 506
1938 <5 — 110 551
1937 <5 — 143 472
1936 <5 — 119 518
1935 5 4204 129 505
1934 11 2567 137 490
1933 <5 — 171 415
1932 <5 — 155 458
1931 <5 — 198 400
1930 <5 — 206 408
1929 6 4053 222 390
1928 14 2381 242 376
1927 12 2699 229 395
1926 7 3873 235 382
1925 11 2939 251 376
1924 <5 — 269 366
1923 6 4376 270 362
1922 12 2780 299 339
1921 11 2941 253 380
1920 9 3340 292 341
1919 14 2384 296 326
1918 14 2376 316 319
1917 13 2428 286 319
1916 11 2658 300 299
1915 10 2688 252 333
1914 10 2265 228 299
1913 11 1883 176 300
1912 <5 — 121 342
1911 10 1545 85 286
1910 5 2398 65 304
1909 <5 — 47 339
1908 <5 — 50 310
1907 6 1821 61 269
1906 <5 — 58 260
1905 5 1931 56 264
1904 6 1659 65 234
1903 5 1792 47 269
1902 <5 — 59 238
1901 <5 — 45 255
1900 <5 — 53 284
1899 5 1596 38 281
1898 6 1502 62 223
1897 15 826 50 244
1896 8 1213 50 255
1895 <5 — 52 249
1894 5 1485 32 308
1893 6 1277 59 222
1892 5 1450 49 253
1891 8 1006 41 248
1890 10 872 37 282
1889 <5 — 24 360
1888 <5 — 36 297
1887 <5 — 28 311
1886 <5 — 44 256
1885 <5 — 30 307
1884 <5 — 33 301
1883 <5 — 28 309
1882 <5 — 27 332
1881 <5 — 18 395
1880 <5 — 30 305

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Other spellings

Forrest · 54,697

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Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Forest is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 3% · boys 97% across all years