Forest
#8,362 for girls in 2025, 12 births · #750 for boys in 2025, 344 births
Given to boys 96.8% of the time
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Forest has never cracked the top 200 here.
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 | |
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 2023
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Oregon#364 · 1 in 1,479
- Wisconsin#389 · 1 in 1,811
- Washington#397 · 1 in 1,759
- Tennessee#437 · 1 in 1,985
- Colorado#456 · 1 in 2,068
Best ever in a state: #81 in West Virginia, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | #364 | 10 | 1 in 1,479 |
| Wisconsin | #389 | 13 | 1 in 1,811 |
| Washington | #397 | 18 | 1 in 1,759 |
| Tennessee | #437 | 18 | 1 in 1,985 |
| Colorado | #456 | 12 | 1 in 2,068 |
| Michigan | #490 | 17 | 1 in 2,363 |
| Nevada | #505 | 5 | 1 in 2,205 |
| Arkansas | #562 | 5 | 1 in 2,513 |
| Missouri | #567 | 9 | 1 in 2,983 |
| Kentucky | #596 | 6 | 1 in 3,302 |
| North Carolina | #602 | 15 | 1 in 3,382 |
| Oklahoma | #630 | 6 | 1 in 2,918 |
| California | #638 | 45 | 1 in 3,997 |
| Minnesota | #653 | 7 | 1 in 3,429 |
| Massachusetts | #676 | 6 | 1 in 4,550 |
| Maryland | #699 | 6 | 1 in 3,872 |
| Indiana | #708 | 8 | 1 in 3,950 |
| Virginia | #777 | 8 | 1 in 4,656 |
| Arizona | #823 | 6 | 1 in 5,417 |
| Florida | #824 | 17 | 1 in 5,543 |
| New Jersey | #828 | 7 | 1 in 5,767 |
| Pennsylvania | #848 | 9 | 1 in 5,780 |
| Ohio | #862 | 9 | 1 in 5,831 |
| Georgia | #985 | 8 | 1 in 6,299 |
| Illinois | #1,037 | 7 | 1 in 7,166 |
| Texas | #1,056 | 21 | 1 in 8,448 |
| New York | #1,418 | 7 | 1 in 12,253 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Forest
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1893 at #222 (59 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 111 yrs · run 1880–1968
- 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%)
- 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 2023
Top girls' names in 2023
Top boys' names in 2023
More about 2023
girls
1,604,582 girls got a published name in 2023; 1 in 69,764 of them was named Forest, which outranked 69.4% of the 17,615 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,248Zaylynn24
- #5,248Zenna24
- #5,248Zoi24
- #5,390Forest23
- #5,390Aaleyah23
- #5,390Abella23
- #5,390Abygail23
- #5,549Abbygail22
- #5,549Abiha22
- #5,549Acelyn22
Tied with 158 names at #5,390; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,710,576 boys got a published name in 2023; 1 in 4,887 of them was named Forest, which outranked 94.8% of the 14,215 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.