Forrester vs Forest

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

Name A

Forrester

Boy name · Rank #12439

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Name B

Forest

Boy name · Rank #724

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Metric Forrester Forest
Current Rank #12439 #724
Total Births (all years) 110 17,433
Peak Year 1994 2022
Peak Year Births 10 375
Peak Decade 1990ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Forrester Forest
1880ss — 298
1890ss — 470
1900ss — 541
1910ss 12 2,125
1920ss — 2,562
1930ss 6 1,493
1940ss — 1,276
1950ss 5 1,037
1960ss — 779
1970ss — 758
1980ss 5 787
1990ss 45 1,467
2000ss 15 657
2010ss 17 1,448
2020ss 5 1,735

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Forrester Forest
2014 5 132
2015 — 135
2016 5 178
2017 — 201
2018 — 212
2019 7 243
2020 — 289
2021 — 360
2022 — 375
2023 — 350
2024 5 361

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, 1915–2024.

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