Recorded 1916–1956 Girls' name Peak 1951 128 births

Forrestine — girls' name

128 babies named Forrestine in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151920s131930s261940s311950s43
1950s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Forrestine was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

10 babies were named Forrestine in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Forrestine

The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Forrestine between 1916 and 1956, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Forrestine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Forrestine performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Forrestine shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Forrestine 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 128 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.

Forrestine at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

128

Since 1916

41 years of records

Peak year

1951

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1916

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1956

Forrestine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1916

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1951)
10
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4681012 19561952194919431935192819171916 5

Forrestine by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
43 births that decade — 34% of Forrestine's all-time total
1910s151920s131930s261940s311950s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Forrestine?
128 babies have been named Forrestine since 1916. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1951 with 10 births.
When was Forrestine most popular?
Forrestine was most popular in the 1950s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Forrestine been used?
Forrestine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 41 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Forrestine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Forrest, Forest, Forever, Fortune, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1956 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.