Forrest

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Forrest is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 53,824 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 52,778 as boys and 1,046 as girls. Forrest gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1994 and has since declined in popularity.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	798
2023	765
2022	810
2021	756
2020	648
2019	588
2018	489
2017	469
2016	431
2015	391
2014	344
2013	262
2012	154
2011	161
2010	162
2009	166
2008	129
2007	142
2006	147
2005	151
2004	158
2003	195
2002	199
2001	207
2000	252
1999	262
1998	296
1997	377
1996	439
1995	880
1994	1,381
1993	970
1992	851
1991	636
1990	547
1989	461
1988	414
1987	382
1986	337
1985	310
1984	295
1983	323
1982	367
1981	320
1980	333
1979	324
1978	323
1977	315
1976	279
1975	284
1974	288
1973	222
1972	279
1971	323
1970	316
1969	277
1968	301
1967	308
1966	300
1965	348
1964	382
1963	409
1962	452
1961	428
1960	408
1959	443
1958	419
1957	466
1956	451
1955	511
1954	508
1953	490
1952	528
1951	512
1950	471
1949	468
1948	440
1947	513
1946	507
1945	447
1944	477
1943	460
1942	423
1941	434
1940	416
1939	422
1938	412
1937	426
1936	398
1935	431
1934	420
1933	460
1932	512
1931	485
1930	545
1929	619
1928	586
1927	620
1926	688
1925	653
1924	710
1923	778
1922	790
1921	801
1920	806
1919	701
1918	776
1917	678
1916	668
1915	653
1914	517
1913	409
1912	323
1911	152
1910	112
1909	130
1908	105
1907	131
1906	85
1905	75
1904	95
1903	84
1902	97
1901	80
1900	72
1899	91
1898	90
1897	88
1896	95
1895	95
1894	53
1893	83
1892	52
1891	67
1890	66
1889	72
1888	68
1887	39
1886	56
1885	36
1884	36
1883	25
1882	38
1881	28
1880	36