Forrest

Given to 54,697 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +45% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#8362
recorded as girls
#374
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
862
girls 12 · boys 850
Peak year
1907
115 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
54,697
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), 1880–2025Forrest was most popular in 1907, when 115 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.78 per 1,000). In 2025, 850 babies were named Forrest, ranking #374 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 45%.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1907 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Forrest was most popular in 1907, when 115 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.78 per 1,000). In 2025, 850 babies were named Forrest, ranking #374 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 45%.00.250.50.7511880192019602000Peak 1907

Forrest was most popular in 1907, when 115 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.78 per 1,000). In 2025, 850 babies were named Forrest, ranking #374 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 45%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 12 8362 850 374
2024 10 9556 794 407
2023 21 5752 746 424
2022 16 6984 794 403
2021 11 8978 745 414
2020 9 10250 640 462
2019 5 15539 583 492
2018 6 13793 484 570
2017 9 10689 460 593
2016 8 11781 423 631
2015 <5 — 391 660
2014 6 14558 338 713
2013 5 16547 257 833
2012 <5 — 154 1180
2011 <5 — 161 1126
2010 <5 — 162 1143
2009 <5 — 166 1112
2008 <5 — 129 1334
2007 <5 — 142 1237
2006 <5 — 147 1149
2005 <5 — 151 1093
2004 <5 — 158 1034
2003 <5 — 195 877
2002 5 15432 194 855
2001 <5 — 207 808
2000 <5 — 252 697
1999 <5 — 262 659
1998 <5 — 296 617
1997 7 10836 370 538
1996 8 9581 431 489
1995 22 4518 858 309
1994 38 3038 1,343 217
1993 22 4524 948 291
1992 19 5051 832 316
1991 16 5659 620 371
1990 5 12958 542 421
1989 <5 — 461 438
1988 10 7111 404 448
1987 5 11325 377 457
1986 6 9545 331 476
1985 <5 — 310 491
1984 7 8153 288 496
1983 10 6212 313 473
1982 7 8224 360 450
1981 8 7409 312 470
1980 <5 — 333 462
1979 8 7313 316 462
1978 6 8562 317 447
1977 <5 — 315 452
1976 <5 — 279 471
1975 7 7173 277 480
1974 8 6258 280 475
1973 <5 — 222 526
1972 6 7292 273 474
1971 7 6619 316 457
1970 5 7995 311 461
1969 <5 — 277 458
1968 5 7016 296 447
1967 6 6042 302 436
1966 <5 — 300 442
1965 <5 — 348 419
1964 <5 — 382 411
1963 5 6592 403 402
1962 <5 — 452 379
1961 <5 — 429 381
1960 9 4437 400 395
1959 6 5566 436 379
1958 7 4890 413 384
1957 5 6086 460 354
1956 10 3910 441 351
1955 7 4740 504 329
1954 5 5753 503 321
1953 14 2921 476 325
1952 10 3552 518 313
1951 11 3284 501 312
1950 13 2909 458 321
1949 9 3612 459 318
1948 8 3883 432 321
1947 <5 — 513 305
1946 14 2597 493 291
1945 6 4025 441 285
1944 11 2762 467 275
1943 10 3040 450 288
1942 11 2817 412 300
1941 8 3252 426 278
1940 9 2963 407 278
1939 8 3145 414 269
1938 9 2940 403 277
1937 6 3800 420 263
1936 5 4181 393 272
1935 9 2926 422 264
1934 8 3159 412 268
1933 6 3753 454 245
1932 14 2235 498 238
1931 12 2427 473 243
1930 13 2425 532 241
1929 17 2011 602 211
1928 14 2381 572 230
1927 10 3053 610 219
1926 8 3564 680 204
1925 5 4973 648 212
1924 15 2409 695 200
1923 20 1944 758 186
1922 18 2109 772 182
1921 20 1988 781 180
1920 14 2463 792 178
1919 15 2264 686 185
1918 19 1963 757 174
1917 15 2204 663 183
1916 16 2028 652 183
1915 10 2688 643 176
1914 16 1665 501 176
1913 14 1601 395 173
1912 15 1421 308 187
1911 <5 — 152 198
1910 9 1634 103 229
1909 5 2208 125 182
1908 <5 — 105 196
1907 16 945 115 187
1906 <5 — 85 205
1905 <5 — 75 221
1904 6 1659 89 197
1903 8 1318 76 204
1902 6 1594 91 183
1901 7 1339 73 196
1900 6 1723 66 251
1899 8 1181 83 174
1898 10 1098 80 189
1897 7 1263 81 191
1896 8 1213 87 186
1895 7 1299 88 180
1894 <5 — 53 237
1893 9 1023 74 196
1892 <5 — 52 246
1891 8 1006 59 204
1890 10 872 56 221
1889 7 1025 65 200
1888 6 1136 62 223
1887 5 1147 34 276
1886 <5 — 56 226
1885 <5 — 36 277
1884 <5 — 36 288
1883 <5 — 25 331
1882 <5 — 38 277
1881 <5 — 28 307
1880 <5 — 36 280

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Where Forrest is most popular

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

Recorded as girls 2% · boys 98% across all years