Forrest
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning woodland dweller; one from the forest.
Babies a year
82
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#374
up from #407
UK popularity
#474
82 babies · up from #500
How Forrest has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #660 |
| 2016 | #632 |
| 2017 | #593 |
| 2018 | #571 |
| 2019 | #492 |
| 2020 | #462 |
| 2021 | #414 |
| 2022 | #402 |
| 2023 | #427 |
| 2024 | #407 |
| 2025 | #374 |
In 2025, 82 babies in England and Wales were named Forrest. In the US, 463 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,343 in 1994.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Forrest was most common in 1915, when it went to 0.07% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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