Forster vs Forrest

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

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Forster

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Name B

Forrest

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Metric Forster Forrest
Current Rank Unranked #407
Total Births (all years) 38 52,778
Peak Year 1938 1994
Peak Year Births 7 1,343
Peak Decade 1940ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1920 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Forster Forrest
1880ss — 416
1890ss — 713
1900ss — 900
1910ss — 4,860
1920ss 10 6,910
1930ss 12 4,421
1940ss 16 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 Forster 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, 1920–1947.

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