Forrest Name Popularity

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How popular is Forrest?

Ranking 571st in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Forrest 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 #173 in 1913.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1994 with 1,343 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Forrest in any given year was 25 in 1883.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Forrest occurred roughly during the years 1883-1886, 1890-1893, 1903-1907, 1908-1915, 1984-1994, and 2010-2016, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1994-2004.

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

How popular will Forrest be?

Forrest's popularity has been moving upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Forrest has risen.

The name Forrest still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Forrest (Girl)		Forrest (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		6	14,319	480	571
2017		9	10,964	458	591
2016		8	12,100	423	632
2015		< 5	--	391	659
2014		6	15,191	337	713
2013		< 5	--	257	834
2012		< 5	--	153	1,181
2011		< 5	--	160	1,132
2010		< 5	--	162	1,143
2009		< 5	--	166	1,112
2008		< 5	--	128	1,344
2007		< 5	--	142	1,238
2006		< 5	--	147	1,149
2005		< 5	--	151	1,097
2004		< 5	--	158	1,037
2003		< 5	--	195	878
2002		5	16,292	194	856
2001		< 5	--	207	809
2000		< 5	--	252	697
1999		< 5	--	262	660
1998		< 5	--	296	619
1997		7	11,220	370	538
1996		8	9,872	431	489
1995		22	4,570	858	309
1994		38	3,053	1,343	217
1993		22	4,561	948	292
1992		19	5,118	832	316
1991		16	5,748	620	371
1990		5	13,677	543	419
1989		< 5	--	462	437
1988		10	7,308	403	449
1987		5	11,889	377	457
1986		6	9,925	331	476
1985		< 5	--	310	492
1984		7	8,437	288	496
1983		10	6,370	313	474
1982		7	8,512	359	451
1981		8	7,617	312	470
1980		< 5	--	333	463
1979		8	7,525	316	461
1978		6	8,884	317	447
1977		< 5	--	315	452
1976		< 5	--	279	471
1975		7	7,394	278	480
1974		8	6,421	280	476
1973		< 5	--	222	525
1972		6	7,570	273	476
1971		7	6,824	316	457
1970		5	8,392	311	461
1969		< 5	--	277	459
1968		5	7,359	296	448
1967		6	6,268	302	436
1966		< 5	--	300	442
1965		< 5	--	347	419
1964		< 5	--	381	411
1963		5	6,932	402	402
1962		< 5	--	451	380
1961		< 5	--	430	381
1960		9	4,560	399	396
1959		6	5,782	437	379
1958		7	5,051	414	384
1957		5	6,382	460	352
1956		10	3,999	439	352
1955		7	4,882	504	329
1954		5	6,016	503	321
1953		14	2,982	476	325
1952		10	3,633	518	313
1951		11	3,339	501	312
1950		13	2,951	458	321
1949		9	3,709	459	318
1948		8	3,986	432	321
1947		< 5	--	513	305
1946		14	2,650	492	291
1945		6	4,200	440	285
1944		11	2,822	466	276
1943		10	3,113	450	288
1942		11	2,881	412	300
1941		8	3,354	426	278
1940		9	3,045	407	278
1939		8	3,236	414	269
1938		9	3,009	403	277
1937		6	3,964	420	263
1936		5	4,440	393	272
1935		9	3,006	422	264
1934		8	3,265	412	268
1933		6	3,910	454	244
1932		14	2,283	498	238
1931		12	2,471	473	244
1930		13	2,466	532	241
1929		17	2,037	603	211
1928		14	2,428	571	230
1927		10	3,137	610	219
1926		8	3,690	679	204
1925		5	5,276	649	212
1924		15	2,449	694	200
1923		20	1,970	759	186
1922		18	2,142	772	182
1921		20	2,003	781	180
1920		14	2,507	792	178
1919		15	2,303	686	185
1918		19	1,990	757	175
1917		15	2,238	663	183
1916		16	2,063	652	183
1915		10	2,780	643	176
1914		16	1,682	501	176
1913		14	1,625	395	173
1912		15	1,441	308	187
1911		< 5	--	152	198
1910		9	1,679	103	230
1909		5	2,336	125	182
1908		< 5	--	105	196
1907		16	959	115	187
1906		< 5	--	85	208
1905		< 5	--	75	221
1904		6	1,740	89	197
1903		8	1,370	76	204
1902		6	1,672	91	183
1901		7	1,388	73	196
1900		6	1,810	66	252
1899		8	1,217	83	175
1898		10	1,132	80	189
1897		7	1,311	81	191
1896		8	1,246	87	187
1895		7	1,345	88	181
1894		< 5	--	53	237
1893		9	1,040	74	196
1892		< 5	--	52	247
1891		8	1,044	59	205
1890		10	891	56	222
1889		7	1,064	65	200
1888		6	1,188	62	223
1887		5	1,203	34	282
1886		< 5	--	56	227
1885		< 5	--	36	279
1884		< 5	--	36	290
1883		< 5	--	25	333
1882		< 5	--	38	280
1881		< 5	--	28	307
1880		< 5	--	36	280

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.