Forest vs Fortunato

Side-by-side comparison of Forest and Fortunato — 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

Fortunato

Boy name · Rank #12371

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Metric Forest Fortunato
Current Rank #724 #12371
Total Births (all years) 17,433 905
Peak Year 2022 1922
Peak Year Births 375 24
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1910

Births by Decade

Decade Forest Fortunato
1880ss 298 —
1890ss 470 —
1900ss 541 —
1910ss 2,125 109
1920ss 2,562 175
1930ss 1,493 127
1940ss 1,276 82
1950ss 1,037 71
1960ss 779 75
1970ss 758 97
1980ss 787 64
1990ss 1,467 60
2000ss 657 24
2010ss 1,448 11
2020ss 1,735 10

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Forest Fortunato
2014 132 —
2015 135 —
2016 178 5
2017 201 —
2018 212 —
2019 243 —
2020 289 5
2021 360 —
2022 375 —
2023 350 —
2024 361 5

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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