Unisex name · since 1995
Forever
Forever has 606 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,416 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 606
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
606 babies have been named Forever since 1995, making it today's #4416 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Forever has been recorded 606 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #4416 nationally and more common than 74% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #10,487 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,416 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 606 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Forever ranks #10,487 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,416 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 606 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,416 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 606
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Forever's 606 recorded births place it above 85.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Forever compares
606 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Forever's all-time total is 61% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Forever | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 606 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Forever's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Forever's full recorded timeline at 2013, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Forever popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Forever popularity over time - boys
94 total births recorded since 2013 (Forever as boys' name)
Forever by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (267 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Forever's strongest decade.
267 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Forever births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 105
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
267 births
- 2020s
2020s
223 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 267 births (44% of all-time use).
How Forever compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Forever's total volume
Forever by state
Where Forever concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 13 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
29 of 606 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Forever's data
- Forever's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (267 total births) through the 2020s (223) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Forevers (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Forever: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Forever 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.