Forbes — #12407 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Forbes

The Social Security Administration has registered 234 babies named Forbes between 1913 and 2024, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Forbes currently holds the #12407 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Forbes performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Forbes shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Forbes 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 234 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.