Forbes is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 1918 and has grown less common since.
Forbes is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,176 for boy births in the United States (and #18,976 across all names), given to 8 babies. Forbes was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1918 (12 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #9,176 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #12,922 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #9,186 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #12,971 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #11,048 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #12,774 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #10,012 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | #12,688 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #9,905 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #9,748 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #7,474 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,227 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #3,699 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #3,924 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | #3,166 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #3,866 |
| 1945 | 10 | — | #2,302 |
| 1944 | 8 | — | #2,709 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | #3,241 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | #2,982 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #3,850 |
| 1932 | 9 | — | #2,709 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,190 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | #3,868 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | #4,412 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #4,462 |
| 1924 | 10 | — | #2,888 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | #3,596 |
| 1921 | 8 | — | #3,312 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | #3,887 |
| 1918 | 12 | — | #2,445 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | #3,704 |
| 1916 | 10 | — | #2,611 |
| 1915 | 11 | — | #2,361 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | #3,038 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | #2,989 |