Is Forrest a boy or girl name?
Forrest is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 788 boys were named Forrest, so 1.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.9% of the 53,824 US babies named Forrest were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #407
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,757
- Babies named Forrest since 1880
- 53,824
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 1,381 babies
Boys and girls named Forrest, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 416 | 18 | 4.1% |
| 1890s | 713 | 67 | 8.6% |
| 1900s | 900 | 54 | 5.7% |
| 1910s | 4,860 | 129 | 2.6% |
| 1920s | 6,910 | 141 | 2% |
| 1930s | 4,421 | 90 | 2% |
| 1940s | 4,499 | 86 | 1.9% |
| 1950s | 4,711 | 88 | 1.8% |
| 1960s | 3,588 | 25 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 2,906 | 47 | 1.6% |
| 1980s | 3,489 | 53 | 1.5% |
| 1990s | 6,502 | 137 | 2.1% |
| 2000s | 1,741 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 3,412 | 39 | 1.1% |
| 2020s | 3,710 | 67 | 1.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 788 | #407 | 10 | #9,757 |
| 2023 | 744 | #424 | 21 | #5,810 |
| 2022 | 794 | #402 | 16 | #7,081 |
| 2021 | 745 | #414 | 11 | #9,169 |
| 2020 | 639 | #462 | 9 | #10,538 |
| 2019 | 583 | #492 | 5 | #16,343 |
| 2018 | 483 | #572 | 6 | #14,398 |
| 2017 | 460 | #593 | 9 | #10,991 |
| 2016 | 423 | #632 | 8 | #12,137 |
| 2015 | 391 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 338 | #713 | 6 | #15,220 |
| 2013 | 257 | #834 | 5 | #17,440 |
| 2012 | 154 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 161 | #1,126 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 162 | #1,144 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 166 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 129 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 142 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 147 | #1,150 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 151 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 158 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 195 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 194 | #856 | 5 | #16,295 |
| 2001 | 207 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 252 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 262 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 296 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 370 | #538 | 7 | #11,222 |
| 1996 | 431 | #489 | 8 | #9,873 |
| 1995 | 858 | #309 | 22 | #4,571 |
| 1994 | 1,343 | #217 | 38 | #3,052 |
| 1993 | 948 | #291 | 22 | #4,562 |
| 1992 | 832 | #316 | 19 | #5,120 |
| 1991 | 620 | #371 | 16 | #5,751 |
| 1990 | 542 | #421 | 5 | #13,681 |
| 1989 | 461 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 404 | #448 | 10 | #7,309 |
| 1987 | 377 | #457 | 5 | #11,896 |
| 1986 | 331 | #476 | 6 | #9,928 |
| 1985 | 310 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 288 | #496 | 7 | #8,441 |
| 1983 | 313 | #474 | 10 | #6,370 |
| 1982 | 360 | #449 | 7 | #8,517 |
| 1981 | 312 | #470 | 8 | #7,624 |
| 1980 | 333 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 316 | #462 | 8 | #7,527 |
| 1978 | 317 | #447 | 6 | #8,889 |
| 1977 | 315 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 279 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 277 | #480 | 7 | #7,400 |
| 1974 | 280 | #476 | 8 | #6,426 |
| 1973 | 222 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 273 | #477 | 6 | #7,573 |
| 1971 | 316 | #457 | 7 | #6,830 |
| 1970 | 311 | #461 | 5 | #8,393 |
| 1969 | 277 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 296 | #447 | 5 | #7,360 |
| 1967 | 302 | #436 | 6 | #6,270 |
| 1966 | 300 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 348 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 382 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 404 | #402 | 5 | #6,933 |
| 1962 | 452 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 428 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 399 | #396 | 9 | #4,561 |
| 1959 | 437 | #379 | 6 | #5,778 |
| 1958 | 412 | #384 | 7 | #5,056 |
| 1957 | 461 | #354 | 5 | #6,380 |
| 1956 | 441 | #352 | 10 | #3,996 |
| 1955 | 504 | #329 | 7 | #4,882 |
| 1954 | 503 | #321 | 5 | #6,017 |
| 1953 | 476 | #325 | 14 | #2,979 |
| 1952 | 518 | #313 | 10 | #3,633 |
| 1951 | 501 | #312 | 11 | #3,342 |
| 1950 | 458 | #321 | 13 | #2,950 |
| 1949 | 459 | #318 | 9 | #3,709 |
| 1948 | 432 | #321 | 8 | #3,986 |
| 1947 | 513 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 493 | #291 | 14 | #2,650 |
| 1945 | 441 | #285 | 6 | #4,200 |
| 1944 | 466 | #276 | 11 | #2,823 |
| 1943 | 450 | #288 | 10 | #3,113 |
| 1942 | 412 | #300 | 11 | #2,883 |
| 1941 | 426 | #278 | 8 | #3,354 |
| 1940 | 407 | #278 | 9 | #3,047 |
| 1939 | 414 | #269 | 8 | #3,236 |
| 1938 | 403 | #277 | 9 | #3,008 |
| 1937 | 420 | #263 | 6 | #3,964 |
| 1936 | 393 | #272 | 5 | #4,440 |
| 1935 | 422 | #264 | 9 | #3,006 |
| 1934 | 412 | #268 | 8 | #3,264 |
| 1933 | 454 | #245 | 6 | #3,909 |
| 1932 | 498 | #238 | 14 | #2,283 |
| 1931 | 473 | #244 | 12 | #2,471 |
| 1930 | 532 | #241 | 13 | #2,465 |
| 1929 | 602 | #211 | 17 | #2,037 |
| 1928 | 572 | #230 | 14 | #2,429 |
| 1927 | 610 | #219 | 10 | #3,137 |
| 1926 | 680 | #204 | 8 | #3,691 |
| 1925 | 648 | #212 | 5 | #5,276 |
| 1924 | 695 | #200 | 15 | #2,449 |
| 1923 | 758 | #186 | 20 | #1,970 |
| 1922 | 772 | #182 | 18 | #2,142 |
| 1921 | 781 | #180 | 20 | #2,004 |
| 1920 | 792 | #178 | 14 | #2,507 |
| 1919 | 686 | #185 | 15 | #2,303 |
| 1918 | 757 | #175 | 19 | #1,990 |
| 1917 | 663 | #183 | 15 | #2,238 |
| 1916 | 652 | #183 | 16 | #2,063 |
| 1915 | 643 | #176 | 10 | #2,780 |
| 1914 | 501 | #176 | 16 | #1,682 |
| 1913 | 395 | #173 | 14 | #1,625 |
| 1912 | 308 | #187 | 15 | #1,441 |
| 1911 | 152 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 103 | #230 | 9 | #1,679 |
| 1909 | 125 | #182 | 5 | #2,336 |
| 1908 | 105 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 115 | #187 | 16 | #959 |
| 1906 | 85 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 75 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 89 | #197 | 6 | #1,740 |
| 1903 | 76 | #204 | 8 | #1,370 |
| 1902 | 91 | #183 | 6 | #1,672 |
| 1901 | 73 | #196 | 7 | #1,388 |
| 1900 | 66 | #252 | 6 | #1,810 |
| 1899 | 83 | #175 | 8 | #1,217 |
| 1898 | 80 | #189 | 10 | #1,132 |
| 1897 | 81 | #191 | 7 | #1,311 |
| 1896 | 87 | #187 | 8 | #1,246 |
| 1895 | 88 | #181 | 7 | #1,345 |
| 1894 | 53 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 74 | #196 | 9 | #1,040 |
| 1892 | 52 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 59 | #205 | 8 | #1,044 |
| 1890 | 56 | #222 | 10 | #891 |
| 1889 | 65 | #200 | 7 | #1,064 |
| 1888 | 62 | #223 | 6 | #1,188 |
| 1887 | 34 | #282 | 5 | #1,203 |
| 1886 | 56 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 36 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 36 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 25 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 38 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 28 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 36 | #280 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Forrest reached #173 in 1913. As a girl name, it reached #891 in 1890. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Forrest
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.