Forest
A unisex name of Old French origin, meaning wooded area; nature-inspired modern usage.
Babies a year
37
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#750
down from #724
UK popularity
#856
37 babies
How Forest has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2018 | #979 |
| 2019 | #905 |
| 2020 | #804 |
| 2021 | #717 |
| 2022 | #706 |
| 2023 | #747 |
| 2024 | #724 |
| 2025 | #750 |
Forest by the numbers
In 2025, 37 babies in England and Wales were named Forest. In the US, 211 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 316 babies in 1918, making it a 1910s name.
At its height, in 1895, about 1 in 2,400 American babies born that year was called Forest.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Forest. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Forrestwoodland dweller; one from the forest82 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Forest
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