Boys' name · since 1881
Deforest
667 babies named Deforest in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,642 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 667
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Deforest sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 667 recorded since 1881.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deforest has been recorded 667 times among boys since 1881, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2001.
- #6,642 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 667 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deforest ranks #6,642 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 667 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,642 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 667
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Deforest's 667 recorded births place it above 85.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Deforest's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deforest splits its recorded history at 1939: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1894 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deforest popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2001
- Peak year (1920)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Deforest by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (174 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Deforest's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Deforest births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 9
1880s
9 births
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s
1910s
127 births
- 1920s
1920s
174 births
- 1930s
1930s
94 births
- 1940s
1940s
79 births
- 1950s 48
1950s
48 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 174 births (26% of all-time use).
How Deforest compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Deforest's total volume
Deforest by state
Where Deforest concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
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- Deforest's decade-level peak was the 1920s (174 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Deforests (82 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deforest: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Deforest draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.