Forest
3 countries#750 in United States, 2025Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Forest was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
18,377 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #750 · peaked in 2022 with 391 births
Most common in: California, Ohio, Texas, Kentucky, North Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
16 births recorded 2020–2024 · peaked in 2020 with 5 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
10 births recorded 1997–2003 · peaked in 2003 with 4 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Forest’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2542 | — |
| 2007 | #2016 | ↑526 |
| 2008 | #1838 | ↑178 |
| 2009 | #2050 | ↓212 |
| 2010 | #1778 | ↑272 |
| 2011 | #1738 | ↑40 |
| 2012 | #1891 | ↓153 |
| 2013 | #1537 | ↑354 |
| 2014 | #1321 | ↑216 |
| 2015 | #1307 | ↑14 |
| 2016 | #1102 | ↑205 |
| 2017 | #1007 | ↑95 |
| 2018 | #979 | ↑28 |
| 2019 | #905 | ↑74 |
| 2020 | #796 | ↑109 |
| 2021 | #718 | ↑78 |
| 2022 | #703 | ↑15 |
| 2023 | #746 | ↓43 |
| 2024 | #720 | ↑26 |
| 2025 | #750 | ↓30 |
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