Is Forest a boy or girl name?
Forest is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 19 girls and 361 boys were named Forest, so 5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.2% of the 18,013 US babies named Forest were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #724
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,221
- Babies named Forest since 1880
- 18,013
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 391 babies
Boys and girls named Forest, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 298 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 470 | 68 | 12.6% |
| 1900s | 541 | 22 | 3.9% |
| 1910s | 2,125 | 98 | 4.4% |
| 1920s | 2,562 | 88 | 3.3% |
| 1930s | 1,493 | 16 | 1.1% |
| 1940s | 1,276 | 15 | 1.2% |
| 1950s | 1,037 | 13 | 1.2% |
| 1960s | 779 | 5 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 758 | 25 | 3.2% |
| 1980s | 787 | 22 | 2.7% |
| 1990s | 1,467 | 76 | 4.9% |
| 2000s | 657 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,448 | 47 | 3.1% |
| 2020s | 1,735 | 85 | 4.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 361 | #724 | 19 | #6,221 |
| 2023 | 350 | #746 | 23 | #5,445 |
| 2022 | 375 | #703 | 16 | #7,080 |
| 2021 | 360 | #718 | 12 | #8,647 |
| 2020 | 289 | #802 | 15 | #7,331 |
| 2019 | 243 | #905 | 17 | #6,812 |
| 2018 | 212 | #979 | 8 | #11,771 |
| 2017 | 201 | #1,007 | 11 | #9,530 |
| 2016 | 178 | #1,102 | 6 | #14,943 |
| 2015 | 135 | #1,309 | 5 | #17,344 |
| 2014 | 132 | #1,325 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 104 | #1,537 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 76 | #1,898 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 84 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 83 | #1,785 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 67 | #2,058 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 79 | #1,844 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 69 | #2,021 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 47 | #2,551 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 62 | #2,016 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 55 | #2,141 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 69 | #1,751 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 67 | #1,728 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 59 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 83 | #1,481 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 80 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 110 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 105 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 115 | #1,060 | 8 | #9,872 |
| 1995 | 205 | #749 | 11 | #7,690 |
| 1994 | 252 | #655 | 27 | #3,927 |
| 1993 | 207 | #721 | 12 | #7,177 |
| 1992 | 165 | #817 | 9 | #8,980 |
| 1991 | 131 | #925 | 9 | #8,829 |
| 1990 | 97 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 92 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 82 | #1,101 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 86 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 80 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 48 | #1,419 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 70 | #1,070 | 6 | #9,504 |
| 1983 | 71 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 72 | #1,077 | 5 | #11,018 |
| 1981 | 83 | #996 | 5 | #10,925 |
| 1980 | 103 | #884 | 6 | #9,452 |
| 1979 | 80 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 68 | #1,057 | 7 | #7,884 |
| 1977 | 86 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 81 | #931 | 6 | #8,475 |
| 1975 | 76 | #942 | 7 | #7,399 |
| 1974 | 87 | #858 | 5 | #9,198 |
| 1973 | 57 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 64 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 87 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 72 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 51 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 78 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 60 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 74 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 87 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 82 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 84 | #828 | 5 | #6,932 |
| 1962 | 88 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 85 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 90 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 91 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 112 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 107 | #724 | 5 | #6,379 |
| 1956 | 93 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 104 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 103 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 112 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 98 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 102 | #693 | 8 | #4,153 |
| 1950 | 115 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 134 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 108 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 164 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 100 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 111 | #577 | 5 | #4,775 |
| 1944 | 139 | #513 | 5 | #4,797 |
| 1943 | 128 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 127 | #545 | 5 | #4,869 |
| 1941 | 141 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 124 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 125 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 110 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 143 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 119 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 129 | #506 | 5 | #4,445 |
| 1934 | 137 | #491 | 11 | #2,625 |
| 1933 | 171 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 155 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 198 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 206 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 222 | #390 | 6 | #4,254 |
| 1928 | 242 | #376 | 14 | #2,428 |
| 1927 | 229 | #395 | 12 | #2,764 |
| 1926 | 235 | #382 | 7 | #4,025 |
| 1925 | 251 | #376 | 11 | #3,006 |
| 1924 | 269 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 270 | #362 | 6 | #4,595 |
| 1922 | 299 | #341 | 12 | #2,849 |
| 1921 | 253 | #380 | 11 | #3,010 |
| 1920 | 292 | #343 | 9 | #3,429 |
| 1919 | 296 | #326 | 14 | #2,428 |
| 1918 | 316 | #320 | 14 | #2,424 |
| 1917 | 286 | #320 | 13 | #2,465 |
| 1916 | 300 | #299 | 11 | #2,721 |
| 1915 | 252 | #333 | 10 | #2,779 |
| 1914 | 228 | #299 | 10 | #2,325 |
| 1913 | 176 | #300 | 11 | #1,945 |
| 1912 | 121 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 85 | #287 | 10 | #1,581 |
| 1910 | 65 | #304 | 5 | #2,548 |
| 1909 | 47 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 50 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 61 | #269 | 6 | #1,908 |
| 1906 | 58 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 56 | #264 | 5 | #2,051 |
| 1904 | 65 | #235 | 6 | #1,739 |
| 1903 | 47 | #270 | 5 | #1,899 |
| 1902 | 59 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 45 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 53 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 38 | #283 | 5 | #1,694 |
| 1898 | 62 | #223 | 6 | #1,582 |
| 1897 | 50 | #246 | 15 | #838 |
| 1896 | 50 | #258 | 8 | #1,245 |
| 1895 | 52 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 32 | #310 | 5 | #1,567 |
| 1893 | 59 | #223 | 6 | #1,337 |
| 1892 | 49 | #254 | 5 | #1,534 |
| 1891 | 41 | #249 | 8 | #1,043 |
| 1890 | 37 | #285 | 10 | #890 |
| 1889 | 24 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 36 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 28 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 44 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 30 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 33 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 28 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 27 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 18 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 30 | #308 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Forest reached #223 in 1893. As a girl name, it reached #838 in 1897. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Forest
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.