Ford vs Forest

Side-by-side comparison of Ford and Forest — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ford

Boy name · Rank #570

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Name B

Forest

Boy name · Rank #724

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Metric Ford Forest
Current Rank #570 #724
Total Births (all years) 10,364 17,433
Peak Year 2021 2022
Peak Year Births 707 375
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ford Forest
1880ss 82 298
1890ss 115 470
1900ss 135 541
1910ss 694 2,125
1920ss 737 2,562
1930ss 353 1,493
1940ss 445 1,276
1950ss 418 1,037
1960ss 267 779
1970ss 156 758
1980ss 169 787
1990ss 330 1,467
2000ss 626 657
2010ss 2,766 1,448
2020ss 3,071 1,735

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ford Forest
2014 245 132
2015 327 135
2016 342 178
2017 344 201
2018 417 212
2019 497 243
2020 647 289
2021 707 360
2022 649 375
2023 564 350
2024 504 361

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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