Girls' name · since 1914
Forestine
Forestine has 310 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1950 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,617 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 310
- born since 1914
- 1940s
- peak decade
Forestine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 310 have been recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Forestine has been recorded 310 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1964.
- #15,617 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 310 born since 1914
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Forestine ranks #15,617 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 310 born since 1914, peaking in the 1940s.
- #15,617 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 310
- born since 1914
- 1940s
- peak decade
Forestine's 310 recorded births place it above 78.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Forestine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Forestine's SSA record in two at 1942 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1950 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Forestine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1964
- Peak year (1950)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Forestine by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (102 births, 33% of the file).
1940s was Forestine's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Forestine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
59 births
- 1930s 40
1930s
40 births
- 1940s
1940s
102 births
- 1950s
1950s
74 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 102 births (33% of all-time use).
Forestine by state
Where Forestine concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 11 | 3.5% |
11 of 310 births nationwide.
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What to do with Forestine's data
- Forestine's decade-level peak was the 1940s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Forestines (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Forestine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
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, 1914–1964 (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 Forestine 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.