Forester vs Forest

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

Name A

Forester

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Name B

Forest

Boy name · Rank #724

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Metric Forester Forest
Current Rank Unranked #724
Total Births (all years) 40 17,433
Peak Year 1932 2022
Peak Year Births 7 375
Peak Decade 1950ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Forester Forest
1880ss — 298
1890ss — 470
1900ss — 541
1910ss 5 2,125
1920ss 5 2,562
1930ss 7 1,493
1940ss — 1,276
1950ss 11 1,037
1960ss — 779
1970ss — 758
1980ss — 787
1990ss — 1,467
2000ss — 657
2010ss 6 1,448
2020ss 6 1,735

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Forester Forest
2014 — 132
2015 6 135
2016 — 178
2017 — 201
2018 — 212
2019 — 243
2020 — 289
2021 — 360
2022 6 375
2023 — 350
2024 — 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, 1918–2022.

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