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 |
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.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Forest was most common in 1895, when it went to 0.04% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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