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Forbes Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Forbes?

Ranking 9,952nd in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Forbes is rare.

Forbes, would be a stand out, distinctive name selection.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #2,302 in 1945.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1918 with 12 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Forbes was less than 5, most recently in 2017.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

How popular will Forbes be?

Forbes's popularity has been moving upward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Forbes for their newborn has risen.

The name Forbes is mostly unused but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Forbes (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 7 9,952
2017 < 5 --
2016 < 5 --
2015 5 12,658
2014 < 5 --
2013 < 5 --
2012 < 5 --
2011 < 5 --
2010 < 5 --
2009 < 5 --
2008 < 5 --
2007 < 5 --
2006 7 9,898
2005 < 5 --
2004 < 5 --
2003 < 5 --
2002 < 5 --
2001 < 5 --
2000 < 5 --
1999 < 5 --
1998 < 5 --
1997 5 9,748
1996 < 5 --
1995 < 5 --
1994 < 5 --
1993 < 5 --
1992 < 5 --
1991 < 5 --
1990 6 7,470
1989 < 5 --
1988 < 5 --
1987 < 5 --
1986 < 5 --
1985 < 5 --
1984 < 5 --
1983 < 5 --
1982 < 5 --
1981 < 5 --
1980 < 5 --
1979 < 5 --
1978 < 5 --
1977 < 5 --
1976 < 5 --
1975 < 5 --
1974 < 5 --
1973 < 5 --
1972 5 5,228
1971 < 5 --
1970 < 5 --
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1968 < 5 --
1967 < 5 --
1966 < 5 --
1965 < 5 --
1964 < 5 --
1963 < 5 --
1962 < 5 --
1961 < 5 --
1960 < 5 --
1959 < 5 --
1958 < 5 --
1957 6 3,696
1956 < 5 --
1955 < 5 --
1954 < 5 --
1953 < 5 --
1952 5 3,927
1951 7 3,167
1950 5 3,868
1949 < 5 --
1948 < 5 --
1947 < 5 --
1946 < 5 --
1945 10 2,302
1944 8 2,709
1943 < 5 --
1942 < 5 --
1941 < 5 --
1940 < 5 --
1939 6 3,243
1938 < 5 --
1937 < 5 --
1936 7 2,981
1935 5 3,849
1934 < 5 --
1933 < 5 --
1932 9 2,709
1931 < 5 --
1930 < 5 --
1929 5 4,191
1928 6 3,867
1927 5 4,413
1926 < 5 --
1925 5 4,460
1924 10 2,887
1923 7 3,595
1922 < 5 --
1921 8 3,313
1920 < 5 --
1919 6 3,887
1918 12 2,445
1917 6 3,704
1916 10 2,611
1915 11 2,361
1914 6 3,038
1913 5 2,989
1912 < 5 --
1911 < 5 --
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1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.