Forest vs Forrest

Side-by-side comparison of Forest and Forrest — 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

Forrest

Boy name · Rank #407

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Metric Forest Forrest
Current Rank #724 #407
Total Births (all years) 17,433 52,778
Peak Year 2022 1994
Peak Year Births 375 1,343
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Forest Forrest
1880ss 298 416
1890ss 470 713
1900ss 541 900
1910ss 2,125 4,860
1920ss 2,562 6,910
1930ss 1,493 4,421
1940ss 1,276 4,499
1950ss 1,037 4,711
1960ss 779 3,588
1970ss 758 2,906
1980ss 787 3,489
1990ss 1,467 6,502
2000ss 657 1,741
2010ss 1,448 3,412
2020ss 1,735 3,710

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Forest Forrest
2014 132 338
2015 135 391
2016 178 423
2017 201 460
2018 212 483
2019 243 583
2020 289 639
2021 360 745
2022 375 794
2023 350 744
2024 361 788

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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