Recorded 1918–2022 Boys' name Peak 1932 40 births

Forester — boys' name

40 babies named Forester in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51930s71950s112010s62020s6
1950s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Forester was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

7 babies were named Forester in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Forester

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Forester between 1918 and 2022, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Forester currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Forester performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Forester shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Forester 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 40 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.

Forester at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

40

Since 1918

105 years of records

Peak year

1932

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1918

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2022

Forester popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1918

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1932)
7
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
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Forester by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
11 births that decade — 28% of Forester's all-time total
1910s51920s51930s71950s112010s62020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Forester?
40 babies have been named Forester since 1918. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1932 with 7 births.
When was Forester most popular?
Forester was most popular in the 1950s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
How long has the name Forester been used?
Forester has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 105 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Forester?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Forrest, Forest, Ford, Fortunato, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.