Forrest vs Forest

Side-by-side comparison of Forrest and Forest — 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

Forest

Boy name · Rank #724

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1880–2024.

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