Forest Name Popularity

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How popular is Forest?

Ranking 973rd in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Forest is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #223 for the first time in 1893 and as recently as 1898.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1918 with 316 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Forest was 18 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Forest occurred roughly during the years 1883-1886, 1889-1893, 1908-1916, 1988-1994, and 2009-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1995-2001.

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

How popular will Forest be?

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

The name Forest is used by only a select few but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Forest (Girl)		Forest (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		7	12,822	211	973
2017		11	9,498	200	1,009
2016		6	14,922	177	1,104
2015		5	17,312	134	1,316
2014		< 5	--	132	1,323
2013		< 5	--	104	1,536
2012		< 5	--	76	1,896
2011		< 5	--	84	1,740
2010		< 5	--	83	1,784
2009		< 5	--	67	2,057
2008		< 5	--	79	1,843
2007		< 5	--	68	2,039
2006		< 5	--	47	2,550
2005		< 5	--	62	2,016
2004		< 5	--	55	2,141
2003		< 5	--	69	1,751
2002		< 5	--	67	1,727
2001		< 5	--	59	1,874
2000		< 5	--	83	1,479
1999		< 5	--	80	1,448
1998		< 5	--	110	1,135
1997		< 5	--	105	1,162
1996		8	9,871	115	1,060
1995		11	7,687	205	749
1994		27	3,927	252	654
1993		12	7,178	207	721
1992		9	8,976	165	817
1991		9	8,827	131	924
1990		< 5	--	97	1,083
1989		< 5	--	92	1,105
1988		< 5	--	82	1,101
1987		< 5	--	86	1,028
1986		< 5	--	80	1,046
1985		< 5	--	48	1,419
1984		6	9,496	70	1,069
1983		< 5	--	71	1,053
1982		5	11,009	72	1,076
1981		5	10,918	83	996
1980		6	9,446	103	885
1979		< 5	--	80	993
1978		7	7,882	68	1,057
1977		< 5	--	86	915
1976		6	8,470	81	932
1975		7	7,393	76	941
1974		5	9,194	87	859
1973		< 5	--	57	1,078
1972		< 5	--	64	1,010
1971		< 5	--	87	875
1970		< 5	--	72	943
1969		< 5	--	51	1,089
1968		< 5	--	78	830
1967		< 5	--	60	936
1966		< 5	--	74	846
1965		< 5	--	87	799
1964		< 5	--	82	843
1963		5	6,931	84	828
1962		< 5	--	91	799
1961		< 5	--	82	847
1960		< 5	--	89	812
1959		< 5	--	91	803
1958		< 5	--	112	711
1957		5	6,381	108	720
1956		< 5	--	93	766
1955		< 5	--	105	713
1954		< 5	--	102	716
1953		< 5	--	112	679
1952		< 5	--	98	711
1951		8	4,153	102	694
1950		< 5	--	115	648
1949		< 5	--	134	583
1948		< 5	--	108	655
1947		< 5	--	164	528
1946		< 5	--	100	644
1945		5	4,775	110	579
1944		5	4,798	139	513
1943		< 5	--	128	560
1942		5	4,870	127	546
1941		< 5	--	141	491
1940		< 5	--	124	522
1939		< 5	--	125	508
1938		< 5	--	110	554
1937		< 5	--	143	472
1936		< 5	--	119	520
1935		5	4,445	129	506
1934		11	2,623	137	491
1933		< 5	--	171	415
1932		< 5	--	155	458
1931		< 5	--	198	402
1930		< 5	--	206	409
1929		6	4,255	222	390
1928		14	2,427	242	375
1927		12	2,765	229	395
1926		7	4,025	235	382
1925		11	3,008	251	376
1924		< 5	--	269	366
1923		6	4,596	270	362
1922		12	2,849	299	341
1921		11	3,010	253	380
1920		9	3,429	292	343
1919		14	2,428	296	326
1918		14	2,425	316	320
1917		13	2,465	286	320
1916		11	2,721	300	299
1915		10	2,779	252	333
1914		10	2,325	228	299
1913		11	1,945	176	300
1912		< 5	--	121	343
1911		10	1,581	85	287
1910		5	2,548	65	304
1909		< 5	--	47	341
1908		< 5	--	50	312
1907		6	1,908	61	269
1906		< 5	--	58	260
1905		5	2,051	56	264
1904		6	1,739	65	235
1903		5	1,899	47	270
1902		< 5	--	59	238
1901		< 5	--	45	256
1900		< 5	--	53	285
1899		5	1,694	38	283
1898		6	1,582	62	223
1897		15	838	50	246
1896		8	1,245	50	258
1895		< 5	--	52	249
1894		5	1,567	32	310
1893		6	1,337	59	223
1892		5	1,534	49	254
1891		8	1,043	41	249
1890		10	890	37	285
1889		< 5	--	24	363
1888		< 5	--	36	298
1887		< 5	--	28	313
1886		< 5	--	44	257
1885		< 5	--	30	310
1884		< 5	--	33	302
1883		< 5	--	28	312
1882		< 5	--	27	335
1881		< 5	--	18	401
1880		< 5	--	30	308

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.