Forest

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Forest is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (3% of births). There have been 18,013 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 17,433 as boys and 580 as girls. Forest gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 2022 and remains popular today. It is the #1,958 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 380
2023 373
2022 391
2021 372
2020 304
2019 260
2018 220
2017 212
2016 184
2015 140
2014 132
2013 104
2012 76
2011 84
2010 83
2009 67
2008 79
2007 69
2006 47
2005 62
2004 55
2003 69
2002 67
2001 59
2000 83
1999 80
1998 110
1997 105
1996 123
1995 216
1994 279
1993 219
1992 174
1991 140
1990 97
1989 92
1988 82
1987 86
1986 80
1985 48
1984 76
1983 71
1982 77
1981 88
1980 109
1979 80
1978 75
1977 86
1976 87
1975 83
1974 92
1973 57
1972 64
1971 87
1970 72
1969 51
1968 78
1967 60
1966 74
1965 87
1964 82
1963 89
1962 88
1961 85
1960 90
1959 91
1958 112
1957 112
1956 93
1955 104
1954 103
1953 112
1952 98
1951 110
1950 115
1949 134
1948 108
1947 164
1946 100
1945 116
1944 144
1943 128
1942 132
1941 141
1940 124
1939 125
1938 110
1937 143
1936 119
1935 134
1934 148
1933 171
1932 155
1931 198
1930 206
1929 228
1928 256
1927 241
1926 242
1925 262
1924 269
1923 276
1922 311
1921 264
1920 301
1919 310
1918 330
1917 299
1916 311
1915 262
1914 238
1913 187
1912 121
1911 95
1910 70
1909 47
1908 50
1907 67
1906 58
1905 61
1904 71
1903 52
1902 59
1901 45
1900 53
1899 43
1898 68
1897 65
1896 58
1895 52
1894 37
1893 65
1892 54
1891 49
1890 47
1889 24
1888 36
1887 28
1886 44
1885 30
1884 33
1883 28
1882 27
1881 18
1880 30