Meaning not yet researched.
Forrest: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 850 in 2025. Its best rank was #173 in 1913.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #173 in 1913; #374 in 2025. About 99% of babies named Forrest in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#374 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1913, at #173.
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Forrest: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 850 boys in 2025. Peak: #173 in 1913 · most boys in one year: 1,343 (1994).
In 2025, 850 US boys were named Forrest, making it the 374th most common boys’ name of the year, up 33 places from #407 in 2024. That is 56 more than the 794 boys named Forrest in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #173, reached in 1913. The most boys given the name in a single year was 1,343, in 1994. For comparison, it was #660 in 2015 and #321 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Forrest in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 36 babies with the name. In all, 54,697 US babies have been given the name, 1.9% of them girls and 98% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1920s, with 7,051 babies named Forrest.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 6,519 US boys were named Forrest; the busiest of those years was 2025, with 850. In 2025 that was about 1 in 2,010 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Forrest ranked highest in Maine in 2025, at #132 for boys there. It was not in the top 100 of any state. Related spellings in the SSA files include Forest (18,377 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Forrestt, Forestt and Forrie are summarised on this page.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Rare spellings summarised here: Forrestt (13), Forestt (10), Forrie (10).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
No nicknames listed for Forrest in the open dataset we use.
Source: carltonnorthern/nicknames (Apache-2.0).
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 10 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 10 | #132 | — |
| North Dakota | 7 | #180 | — |
| Kentucky | 27 | #206 | #392 |
| Colorado | 28 | #232 | #531 |
| West Virginia | 8 | #233 | — |
| Oregon | 18 | #239 | #293 |
| New Hampshire | 5 | #244 | — |
| Washington | 31 | #246 | #416 |
| Tennessee | 36 | #246 | #502 |
| Wisconsin | 24 | #248 | #568 |
| Iowa | 16 | #251 | #392 |
| Arkansas | 14 | #255 | #578 |
| Missouri | 25 | #273 | #536 |
| North Carolina | 44 | #279 | #599 |
| Idaho | 9 | #286 | — |
| Virginia | 29 | #293 | #691 |
| South Carolina | 17 | #314 | #611 |
| Oklahoma | 15 | #315 | #535 |
| Minnesota | 19 | #316 | #596 |
| Massachusetts | 17 | #325 | #576 |
| Indiana | 23 | #326 | #462 |
| Ohio | 35 | #329 | #701 |
| Connecticut | 9 | #338 | — |
| Illinois | 32 | #338 | #1,111 |
| Michigan | 25 | #351 | #833 |
| Utah | 13 | #358 | #428 |
| New Mexico | 5 | #384 | — |
| Nevada | 7 | #406 | — |
| Alabama | 13 | #409 | #739 |
| Arizona | 18 | #416 | #605 |
| Pennsylvania | 24 | #431 | #570 |
| Nebraska | 5 | #464 | — |
| Georgia | 23 | #467 | #597 |
| Florida | 38 | #481 | #785 |
| Kansas | 7 | #486 | #431 |
| Mississippi | 6 | #486 | — |
| California | 55 | #552 | #725 |
| Texas | 57 | #563 | #1,077 |
| Louisiana | 7 | #614 | #860 |
| New York | 22 | #669 | #1,279 |
| Maryland | 6 | #744 | — |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #8,532 | 850 | #374 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9,793 | 794 | #407 |
| 2023 | 21 | #5,817 | 746 | #424 |
| 2022 | 16 | #7,085 | 794 | #403 |
| 2021 | 11 | #9,172 | 745 | #414 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,544 | 640 | #462 |
| 2019 | 5 | #16,354 | 583 | #492 |
| 2018 | 6 | #14,402 | 484 | #570 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,997 | 460 | #593 |
| 2016 | 8 | #12,138 | 423 | #632 |
| 2015 | — | — | 391 | #660 |
| 2014 | 6 | #15,223 | 338 | #713 |
| 2013 | 5 | #17,442 | 257 | #834 |
| 2012 | — | — | 154 | #1,180 |
| 2011 | — | — | 161 | #1,126 |
| 2010 | — | — | 162 | #1,144 |
| 2009 | — | — | 166 | #1,113 |
| 2008 | — | — | 129 | #1,339 |
| 2007 | — | — | 142 | #1,238 |
| 2006 | — | — | 147 | #1,150 |
| 2005 | — | — | 151 | #1,097 |
| 2004 | — | — | 158 | #1,037 |
| 2003 | — | — | 195 | #878 |
| 2002 | 5 | #16,295 | 194 | #856 |
| 2001 | — | — | 207 | #809 |
| 2000 | — | — | 252 | #697 |
| 1999 | — | — | 262 | #660 |
| 1998 | — | — | 296 | #619 |
| 1997 | 7 | #11,222 | 370 | #538 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,872 | 431 | #489 |
| 1995 | 22 | #4,571 | 858 | #309 |
| 1994 | 38 | #3,052 | 1,343 | #217 |
| 1993 | 22 | #4,562 | 948 | #291 |
| 1992 | 19 | #5,120 | 832 | #316 |
| 1991 | 16 | #5,751 | 620 | #371 |
| 1990 | 5 | #13,680 | 542 | #421 |
| 1989 | — | — | 461 | #438 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,308 | 404 | #448 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,897 | 377 | #457 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,928 | 331 | #476 |
| 1985 | — | — | 310 | #492 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,441 | 288 | #496 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,370 | 313 | #474 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,517 | 360 | #450 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,624 | 312 | #470 |
| 1980 | — | — | 333 | #463 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,527 | 316 | #462 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,889 | 317 | #447 |
| 1977 | — | — | 315 | #452 |
| 1976 | — | — | 279 | #471 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,400 | 277 | #480 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,426 | 280 | #475 |
| 1973 | — | — | 222 | #526 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,574 | 273 | #475 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,829 | 316 | #457 |
| 1970 | 5 | #8,392 | 311 | #461 |
| 1969 | — | — | 277 | #459 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,361 | 296 | #447 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,270 | 302 | #436 |
| 1966 | — | — | 300 | #442 |
| 1965 | — | — | 348 | #419 |
| 1964 | — | — | 382 | #411 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,935 | 403 | #402 |
| 1962 | — | — | 452 | #379 |
| 1961 | — | — | 429 | #382 |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,562 | 400 | #395 |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,777 | 436 | #379 |
| 1958 | 7 | #5,056 | 413 | #384 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,380 | 460 | #354 |
| 1956 | 10 | #3,997 | 441 | #352 |
| 1955 | 7 | #4,882 | 504 | #329 |
| 1954 | 5 | #6,017 | 503 | #321 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,979 | 476 | #325 |
| 1952 | 10 | #3,633 | 518 | #313 |
| 1951 | 11 | #3,342 | 501 | #312 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,950 | 458 | #321 |
| 1949 | 9 | #3,710 | 459 | #318 |
| 1948 | 8 | #3,986 | 432 | #321 |
| 1947 | — | — | 513 | #305 |
| 1946 | 14 | #2,650 | 493 | #291 |
| 1945 | 6 | #4,200 | 441 | #285 |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,823 | 467 | #275 |
| 1943 | 10 | #3,113 | 450 | #288 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,883 | 412 | #300 |
| 1941 | 8 | #3,354 | 426 | #278 |
| 1940 | 9 | #3,047 | 407 | #278 |
| 1939 | 8 | #3,235 | 414 | #269 |
| 1938 | 9 | #3,008 | 403 | #277 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,964 | 420 | #263 |
| 1936 | 5 | #4,440 | 393 | #272 |
| 1935 | 9 | #3,006 | 422 | #264 |
| 1934 | 8 | #3,264 | 412 | #268 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,909 | 454 | #245 |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,283 | 498 | #238 |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,471 | 473 | #244 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,465 | 532 | #241 |
| 1929 | 17 | #2,037 | 602 | #211 |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,429 | 572 | #230 |
| 1927 | 10 | #3,137 | 610 | #219 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,691 | 680 | #204 |
| 1925 | 5 | #5,276 | 648 | #212 |
| 1924 | 15 | #2,449 | 695 | #200 |
| 1923 | 20 | #1,970 | 758 | #186 |
| 1922 | 18 | #2,142 | 772 | #182 |
| 1921 | 20 | #2,004 | 781 | #180 |
| 1920 | 14 | #2,507 | 792 | #178 |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,303 | 686 | #185 |
| 1918 | 19 | #1,990 | 757 | #175 |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,238 | 663 | #183 |
| 1916 | 16 | #2,063 | 652 | #183 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,780 | 643 | #176 |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,682 | 501 | #176 |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,625 | 395 | #173 |
| 1912 | 15 | #1,441 | 308 | #187 |
| 1911 | — | — | 152 | #198 |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,679 | 103 | #230 |
| 1909 | 5 | #2,336 | 125 | #182 |
| 1908 | — | — | 105 | #196 |
| 1907 | 16 | #959 | 115 | #187 |
| 1906 | — | — | 85 | #208 |
| 1905 | — | — | 75 | #221 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,740 | 89 | #197 |
| 1903 | 8 | #1,370 | 76 | #204 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,672 | 91 | #183 |
| 1901 | 7 | #1,388 | 73 | #196 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,810 | 66 | #252 |
| 1899 | 8 | #1,217 | 83 | #175 |
| 1898 | 10 | #1,132 | 80 | #189 |
| 1897 | 7 | #1,311 | 81 | #191 |
| 1896 | 8 | #1,246 | 87 | #187 |
| 1895 | 7 | #1,345 | 88 | #181 |
| 1894 | — | — | 53 | #237 |
| 1893 | 9 | #1,040 | 74 | #196 |
| 1892 | — | — | 52 | #247 |
| 1891 | 8 | #1,044 | 59 | #205 |
| 1890 | 10 | #891 | 56 | #222 |
| 1889 | 7 | #1,064 | 65 | #200 |
| 1888 | 6 | #1,188 | 62 | #223 |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,203 | 34 | #282 |
| 1886 | — | — | 56 | #227 |
| 1885 | — | — | 36 | #279 |
| 1884 | — | — | 36 | #290 |
| 1883 | — | — | 25 | #333 |
| 1882 | — | — | 38 | #280 |
| 1881 | — | — | 28 | #307 |
| 1880 | — | — | 36 | #280 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).