Forrest vs Ford

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

Name A

Forrest

Boy name · Rank #407

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Name B

Ford

Boy name · Rank #570

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Metric Forrest Ford
Current Rank #407 #570
Total Births (all years) 52,778 10,364
Peak Year 1994 2021
Peak Year Births 1,343 707
Peak Decade 1920ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Forrest Ford
1880ss 416 82
1890ss 713 115
1900ss 900 135
1910ss 4,860 694
1920ss 6,910 737
1930ss 4,421 353
1940ss 4,499 445
1950ss 4,711 418
1960ss 3,588 267
1970ss 2,906 156
1980ss 3,489 169
1990ss 6,502 330
2000ss 1,741 626
2010ss 3,412 2,766
2020ss 3,710 3,071

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Forrest Ford
2014 338 245
2015 391 327
2016 423 342
2017 460 344
2018 483 417
2019 583 497
2020 639 647
2021 745 707
2022 794 649
2023 744 564
2024 788 504

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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