Forney vs Forrest

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

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Forney

Boy name

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Name B

Forrest

Boy name · Rank #407

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Metric Forney Forrest
Current Rank Unranked #407
Total Births (all years) 127 52,778
Peak Year 1913 1994
Peak Year Births 10 1,343
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1909 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Forney Forrest
1880ss — 416
1890ss — 713
1900ss 6 900
1910ss 45 4,860
1920ss 47 6,910
1930ss 23 4,421
1940ss 6 4,499
1950ss — 4,711
1960ss — 3,588
1970ss — 2,906
1980ss — 3,489
1990ss — 6,502
2000ss — 1,741
2010ss — 3,412
2020ss — 3,710

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Forney Forrest
2014 — 338
2015 — 391
2016 — 423
2017 — 460
2018 — 483
2019 — 583
2020 — 639
2021 — 745
2022 — 794
2023 — 744
2024 — 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, 1909–1942.

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