Forest
#8,362 for girls in 2025, 12 births · #750 for boys in 2025, 344 births
Given to boys 96.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1893 · 59 births
- Debut · boys
- 30 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 17,784since 1880
Forest over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Forest has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #8,362 | 12 | #750 | 344 |
| 2024 | #6,167 | 19 | #720 | 365 |
| 2023 | #5,390 | 23 | #746 | 350 |
| 2022 | #6,984 | 16 | #703 | 375 |
| 2021 | #8,024 | 13 | #718 | 361 |
| 2020 | #7,212 | 15 | #796 | 291 |
| 2019 | #6,698 | 17 | #905 | 243 |
| 2018 | #11,427 | 8 | #979 | 212 |
| 2017 | #9,341 | 11 | #1,007 | 201 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #1,102 | 178 |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #1,307 | 135 |
| 2014 | — | #1,321 | 132 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,537 | 104 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,891 | 76 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,738 | 84 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,778 | 83 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,050 | 67 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,838 | 79 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,016 | 69 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,542 | 47 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,008 | 62 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,131 | 55 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,749 | 69 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,723 | 67 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,871 | 59 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,479 | 83 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,449 | 80 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,133 | 110 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,161 | 105 | |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | #1,060 | 115 |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | #749 | 205 |
| 1994 | #3,892 | 27 | #655 | 252 |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 | #719 | 207 |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | #814 | 165 |
| 1991 | #8,588 | 9 | #920 | 131 |
| 1990 | — | #1,083 | 97 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,102 | 92 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,099 | 82 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,023 | 86 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,041 | 80 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,416 | 48 | |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #1,069 | 70 |
| 1983 | — | #1,049 | 71 | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #1,072 | 72 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #995 | 83 |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #878 | 103 |
| 1979 | — | #991 | 80 | |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #1,057 | 68 |
| 1977 | — | #913 | 86 | |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #929 | 81 |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | #938 | 76 |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #856 | 87 |
| 1973 | — | #1,074 | 57 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,007 | 64 | |
| 1971 | — | #873 | 87 | |
| 1970 | — | #940 | 72 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,097 | 50 | |
| 1968 | — | #829 | 78 | |
| 1967 | — | #931 | 60 | |
| 1966 | — | #845 | 74 | |
| 1965 | — | #796 | 87 | |
| 1964 | — | #839 | 82 | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #825 | 84 |
| 1962 | — | #808 | 88 | |
| 1961 | — | #825 | 86 | |
| 1960 | — | #804 | 90 | |
| 1959 | — | #801 | 91 | |
| 1958 | — | #712 | 112 | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #722 | 107 |
| 1956 | — | #762 | 93 | |
| 1955 | — | #715 | 104 | |
| 1954 | — | #714 | 103 | |
| 1953 | — | #678 | 112 | |
| 1952 | — | #709 | 98 | |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | #693 | 102 |
| 1950 | — | #648 | 115 | |
| 1949 | — | #580 | 134 | |
| 1948 | — | #655 | 108 | |
| 1947 | — | #528 | 164 | |
| 1946 | — | #642 | 100 | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #577 | 111 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #513 | 139 |
| 1943 | — | #559 | 128 | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #543 | 127 |
| 1941 | — | #491 | 141 | |
| 1940 | — | #521 | 124 | |
| 1939 | — | #506 | 125 | |
| 1938 | — | #551 | 110 | |
| 1937 | — | #472 | 143 | |
| 1936 | — | #518 | 119 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #505 | 129 |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | #490 | 137 |
| 1933 | — | #415 | 171 | |
| 1932 | — | #458 | 155 | |
| 1931 | — | #400 | 198 | |
| 1930 | — | #408 | 206 | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #390 | 222 |
| 1928 | #2,381 | 14 | #376 | 242 |
| 1927 | #2,699 | 12 | #395 | 229 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #382 | 235 |
| 1925 | #2,939 | 11 | #376 | 251 |
| 1924 | — | #366 | 269 | |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #362 | 270 |
| 1922 | #2,780 | 12 | #339 | 299 |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 | #380 | 253 |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | #341 | 292 |
| 1919 | #2,384 | 14 | #326 | 296 |
| 1918 | #2,376 | 14 | #319 | 316 |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 | #319 | 286 |
| 1916 | #2,658 | 11 | #299 | 300 |
| 1915 | #2,688 | 10 | #333 | 252 |
| 1914 | #2,265 | 10 | #299 | 228 |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | #300 | 176 |
| 1912 | — | #342 | 121 | |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | #286 | 85 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #304 | 65 |
| 1909 | — | #339 | 47 | |
| 1908 | — | #310 | 50 | |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | #269 | 61 |
| 1906 | — | #260 | 58 | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | #264 | 56 |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | #234 | 65 |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | #269 | 47 |
| 1902 | — | #238 | 59 | |
| 1901 | — | #255 | 45 | |
| 1900 | — | #284 | 53 | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | #281 | 38 |
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 | #223 | 62 |
| 1897 | #826 | 15 | #244 | 50 |
| 1896 | #1,213 | 8 | #255 | 50 |
| 1895 | — | #249 | 52 | |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | #308 | 32 |
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 | #222 | 59 |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | #253 | 49 |
| 1891 | #1,006 | 8 | #248 | 41 |
| 1890 | #872 | 10 | #282 | 37 |
| 1889 | — | #360 | 24 | |
| 1888 | — | #297 | 36 | |
| 1887 | — | #311 | 28 | |
| 1886 | — | #256 | 44 | |
| 1885 | — | #307 | 30 | |
| 1884 | — | #301 | 33 | |
| 1883 | — | #309 | 28 | |
| 1882 | — | #332 | 27 | |
| 1881 | — | #395 | 18 | |
| 1880 | — | #305 | 30 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Forest was already there! It came in at #305, and was given to 30 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1882, when fewer than 28 boys a year got the name.
Where Forest is popular in 1931
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- West Virginia#192 · 1 in 1,350
- Indiana#217 · 1 in 2,385
- Ohio#221 · 1 in 2,666
- Kentucky#227 · 1 in 1,767
- Missouri#235 · 1 in 2,263
Best ever in a state: #81 in West Virginia, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #192 | 12 | 1 in 1,350 |
| Indiana | #217 | 10 | 1 in 2,385 |
| Ohio | #221 | 18 | 1 in 2,666 |
| Kentucky | #227 | 14 | 1 in 1,767 |
| Missouri | #235 | 12 | 1 in 2,263 |
| North Carolina | #247 | 15 | 1 in 2,108 |
| Michigan | #261 | 12 | 1 in 3,245 |
| Arkansas | #310 | 6 | 1 in 2,732 |
| South Carolina | #320 | 5 | 1 in 3,284 |
| Illinois | #370 | 8 | 1 in 6,739 |
| Pennsylvania | #376 | 9 | 1 in 8,496 |
| Georgia | #385 | 6 | 1 in 4,551 |
| California | #436 | 6 | 1 in 6,062 |
| Texas | #470 | 13 | 1 in 4,247 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 30 spots since 2024 (#720 → #750)
- 46 spots since 2020 (#796 → #750)
- 557 spots since 2015 (#1,307 → #750)
- Biggest jump: 218 spots in 1974 (#1,074 → #856)
- Biggest drop: 311 spots in 1996 (#749 → #1,060)
Rise & fade · boys
13 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1893 at #222 (59 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 111 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 111 yrs · run 1880–1968
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,904
- Highest: 1 in 1,904 boys born in 1893 were named Forest (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,965 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 14.4% of all boys named Forest (2,562) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 298 | #256 (1886) | #317 |
| 1890s | 470 | #222 (1893) | #257 |
| 1900s | 541 | #234 (1904) | #272 |
| 1910s | 2,125 | #286 (1911) | #313 |
| 1920s | 2,562 | #339 (1922) | #371 |
| 1930s | 1,493 | #400 (1931) | #472 |
| 1940s | 1,276 | #491 (1941) | #561 |
| 1950s | 1,037 | #648 (1950) | #715 |
| 1960s | 779 | #796 (1965) | #860 |
| 1970s | 758 | #856 (1974) | #958 |
| 1980s | 787 | #878 (1980) | #1,074 |
| 1990s | 1,467 | #655 (1994) | #974 |
| 2000s | 657 | #1,479 (2000) | #1,941 |
| 2010s | 1,448 | #905 (2019) | #1,357 |
| 2020s | 2,086 | #703 (2022) | #739 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Forest in 1931
boys
#400
198 births · 1 in 5,251 boys
Top boys' names in 1931
More about 1931
boys
1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 5,251 of them was named Forest, which outranked 90.7% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).