Forrest vs Fortunato

Side-by-side comparison of Forrest and Fortunato — 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

Fortunato

Boy name · Rank #12371

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Metric Forrest Fortunato
Current Rank #407 #12371
Total Births (all years) 52,778 905
Peak Year 1994 1922
Peak Year Births 1,343 24
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1910

Births by Decade

Decade Forrest Fortunato
1880ss 416 —
1890ss 713 —
1900ss 900 —
1910ss 4,860 109
1920ss 6,910 175
1930ss 4,421 127
1940ss 4,499 82
1950ss 4,711 71
1960ss 3,588 75
1970ss 2,906 97
1980ss 3,489 64
1990ss 6,502 60
2000ss 1,741 24
2010ss 3,412 11
2020ss 3,710 10

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Forrest Fortunato
2014 338 —
2015 391 —
2016 423 5
2017 460 —
2018 483 —
2019 583 —
2020 639 5
2021 745 —
2022 794 —
2023 744 —
2024 788 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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