Forrest
4 countries#374 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Forrest was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
54,697 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #374 · peaked in 1994 with 1,381 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
41 births recorded 2018–2025 · currently #495 · peaked in 2019 with 6 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
14 births recorded 1996–2015 · peaked in 1998 with 7 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
3 births recorded 2020–2020 · peaked in 2020 with 3 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Forrest’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1149 | — |
| 2007 | #1237 | ↓88 |
| 2008 | #1334 | ↓97 |
| 2009 | #1112 | ↑222 |
| 2010 | #1143 | ↓31 |
| 2011 | #1126 | ↑17 |
| 2012 | #1180 | ↓54 |
| 2013 | #833 | ↑347 |
| 2014 | #713 | ↑120 |
| 2015 | #660 | ↑53 |
| 2016 | #631 | ↑29 |
| 2017 | #593 | ↑38 |
| 2018 | #570 | ↑23 |
| 2019 | #492 | ↑78 |
| 2020 | #462 | ↑30 |
| 2021 | #414 | ↑48 |
| 2022 | #403 | ↑11 |
| 2023 | #424 | ↓21 |
| 2024 | #407 | ↑17 |
| 2025 | #374 | ↑33 |
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