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Forrest name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Forrest ranks #374 in male records (850 reported) and #8,532 in female records (12 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#8,532 · 12 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 2 female records (10 to 12); rank moved from #9,793 to #8,532.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 1 female records (11 to 12); rank moved from #9,172 to #8,532.
2025 male rank and count
#374 · 850 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 56 male records (794 to 850); rank moved from #407 to #374.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 105 male records (745 to 850); rank moved from #414 to #374.
Peak year in available data
2025: 850 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Forrest becoming more popular?

Forrest's reported male count increased by 56 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #407 to #374. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Forrest in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for ForrestFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.8500201620252016: 8 female records2017: 9 female records2018: 6 female records2019: 5 female records2020: 9 female records2021: 11 female records2022: 16 female records2023: 21 female records2024: 10 female records2025: 12 female records2016: 423 male records2017: 460 male records2018: 484 male records2019: 583 male records2020: 640 male records2021: 745 male records2022: 794 male records2023: 746 male records2024: 794 male records2025: 850 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025128,532850374
2024109,793794407
2023215,817746424
2022167,085794403
2021119,172745414
2020910,544640462
2019516,354583492
2018614,402484570
2017910,997460593
2016812,138423632

Questions about Forrest’s popularity

How common is Forrest in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Forrest ranks #374 in male records (850 reported) and #8,532 in female records (12 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Forrest?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Forrest only.

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