Forestine — girls' name

What the Data Says About Forestine

The Social Security Administration has registered 310 babies named Forestine between 1914 and 1964, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Forestine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Forestine performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Forestine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Forestine in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Forestine 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 310 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.