Forest vs Ford

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

Name A

Forest

Boy name · Rank #724

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Name B

Ford

Boy name · Rank #570

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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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