Boys' name · since 1917
Forman
Forman has 26 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,920 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
26 boys have been named Forman since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Forman recorded 26 times among boys since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1958.
- #26,920 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 26 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Forman ranks #26,920 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #26,920 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Forman's 26 recorded births place it above 40.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Forman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Forman splits its recorded history at 1922: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Forman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1958
- Peak year (1958)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Forman by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 38% of the file).
1920s was Forman's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Forman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Forman's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1950s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Forman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1917–1958 (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 Forman 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.