Deforrest — boys' name

What the Data Says About Deforrest

The Social Security Administration has registered 90 babies named Deforrest between 1916 and 1994, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deforrest currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deforrest performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Deforrest shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deforrest in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 90 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.