Forman — boys' name

What the Data Says About Forman

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Forman between 1917 and 1958, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Forman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Forman performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Forman shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Forman 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 26 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.