Forrest Boy
How popular is Forrest?
#374 boy name in 2025
850 baby boys were named Forrest in the US in 2025, making it the 374th most popular boy name. Another 12 girls got the name (#8,360 for girls).
Forrest popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #374 for boys (▲ 33 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 850 boys, 12 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+117% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #660 in 2015, #462 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1994 (1,343 boys) |
| Highest rank | #173 in 1913 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Forrest counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Forrest family of names ranked #287 for boys in 2025 (#295 the year before), with 1,194 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Forrest | 850 | 71% |
| Forest | 344 | 29% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Forrest is most popular
Babies named Forrest per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Maine: 1.8 per 1,000 (34 boys)
- Montana: 1.6 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- Oregon: 1.1 per 1,000 (82 boys)
- Colorado: 1.0 per 1,000 (129 boys)
- Washington: 0.9 per 1,000 (155 boys)
Forrest by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 416 | #200 |
| 1890s | 713 | #174 |
| 1900s | 900 | #182 |
| 1910s | 4,860 | #173 |
| 1920s | 6,910 | #178 |
| 1930s | 4,421 | #238 |
| 1940s | 4,500 | #275 |
| 1950s | 4,710 | #312 |
| 1960s | 3,589 | #379 |
| 1970s | 2,906 | #447 |
| 1980s | 3,489 | #438 |
| 1990s | 6,502 | #217 |
| 2000s | 1,741 | #696 |
| 2010s | 3,413 | #492 |
| 2020s | 4,569 | #374 |
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Questions
- Is Forrest a boy or girl name?
- Forrest is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Forrest were boys.
- How popular is the name Forrest?
- 850 baby boys were named Forrest in the US in 2025, making it the 374th most popular boy name. Another 12 girls got the name (#8,360 for girls).
- When was Forrest most popular?
- Forrest peaked in 1994, when 1,343 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #173 in 1913.
- How many people are named Forrest?
- 54,697 babies have been named Forrest in the US since 1880. We estimate about 31,615 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 36.
- Where is Forrest most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Forrest was most common in Maine, at 1.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.