Forest is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Forest is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #750 among boys (344) and #8,531 among girls (12) — overall #1,490 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 356 | 356 | #8,531 | #750 |
| 2024 | 384 | 384 | #6,245 | #720 |
| 2023 | 373 | 373 | #5,446 | #746 |
| 2022 | 391 | 391 | #7,084 | #704 |
| 2021 | 374 | 374 | #8,182 | #718 |
| 2020 | 306 | 306 | #7,334 | #798 |
| 2019 | 260 | 260 | #6,818 | #905 |
| 2018 | 220 | 220 | #11,777 | #979 |
| 2017 | 212 | 212 | #9,532 | #1,008 |
| 2016 | 184 | 184 | #14,948 | #1,102 |
| 2015 | 140 | 140 | #17,346 | #1,309 |
| 2014 | 132 | 132 | — | #1,325 |
| 2013 | 104 | 104 | — | #1,537 |
| 2012 | 76 | 76 | — | #1,898 |
| 2011 | 84 | 84 | — | #1,743 |
| 2010 | 83 | 83 | — | #1,785 |
| 2009 | 67 | 67 | — | #2,058 |
| 2008 | 79 | 79 | — | #1,844 |
| 2007 | 69 | 69 | — | #2,021 |
| 2006 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,551 |
| 2005 | 62 | 62 | — | #2,016 |
| 2004 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,142 |
| 2003 | 69 | 69 | — | #1,751 |
| 2002 | 67 | 67 | — | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 59 | 59 | — | #1,876 |
| 2000 | 83 | 83 | — | #1,481 |
| 1999 | 80 | 80 | — | #1,450 |
| 1998 | 110 | 110 | — | #1,135 |
| 1997 | 105 | — | — | #1,162 |
| 1996 | 123 | — | #9,871 | #1,060 |
| 1995 | 216 | — | #7,690 | #749 |
| 1994 | 279 | — | #3,927 | #655 |
| 1993 | 219 | — | #7,177 | #721 |
| 1992 | 174 | — | #8,981 | #817 |
| 1991 | 140 | — | #8,830 | #925 |
| 1990 | 97 | — | — | #1,084 |
| 1989 | 92 | — | — | #1,105 |
| 1988 | 82 | — | — | #1,101 |
| 1987 | 86 | — | — | #1,028 |
| 1986 | 80 | — | — | #1,046 |
| 1985 | 48 | — | — | #1,419 |
| 1984 | 76 | — | #9,504 | #1,070 |
| 1983 | 71 | — | — | #1,054 |
| 1982 | 77 | — | #11,019 | #1,077 |
| 1981 | 88 | — | #10,926 | #996 |
| 1980 | 109 | — | #9,451 | #884 |
| 1979 | 80 | — | — | #995 |
| 1978 | 75 | — | #7,885 | #1,057 |
| 1977 | 86 | — | — | #915 |
| 1976 | 87 | — | #8,474 | #931 |
| 1975 | 83 | — | #7,399 | #942 |
| 1974 | 92 | — | #9,197 | #858 |
| 1973 | 57 | — | — | #1,078 |
| 1972 | 64 | — | — | #1,009 |
| 1971 | 87 | — | — | #876 |
| 1970 | 72 | — | — | #943 |
| 1969 | 50 | — | — | #1,102 |
| 1968 | 78 | — | — | #831 |
| 1967 | 60 | — | — | #936 |
| 1966 | 74 | — | — | #846 |
| 1965 | 87 | — | — | #799 |
| 1964 | 82 | — | — | #843 |
| 1963 | 89 | — | #6,934 | #828 |
| 1962 | 88 | — | — | #811 |
| 1961 | 86 | — | — | #828 |
| 1960 | 90 | — | — | #807 |
| 1959 | 91 | — | — | #802 |
| 1958 | 112 | — | — | #712 |
| 1957 | 112 | — | #6,379 | #724 |
| 1956 | 93 | — | — | #765 |
| 1955 | 104 | — | — | #717 |
| 1954 | 103 | — | — | #715 |
| 1953 | 112 | — | — | #678 |
| 1952 | 98 | — | — | #710 |
| 1951 | 110 | — | #4,153 | #693 |
| 1950 | 115 | — | — | #648 |
| 1949 | 134 | — | — | #583 |
| 1948 | 108 | — | — | #655 |
| 1947 | 164 | — | — | #528 |
| 1946 | 100 | — | — | #643 |
| 1945 | 116 | — | #4,774 | #577 |
| 1944 | 144 | — | #4,797 | #513 |
| 1943 | 128 | — | — | #560 |
| 1942 | 132 | — | #4,870 | #545 |
| 1941 | 141 | — | — | #491 |
| 1940 | 124 | — | — | #521 |
| 1939 | 125 | — | — | #507 |
| 1938 | 110 | — | — | #555 |
| 1937 | 143 | — | — | #472 |
| 1936 | 119 | — | — | #519 |
| 1935 | 134 | — | #4,445 | #506 |
| 1934 | 148 | — | #2,625 | #491 |
| 1933 | 171 | — | — | #415 |
| 1932 | 155 | — | — | #458 |
| 1931 | 198 | — | — | #402 |
| 1930 | 206 | — | — | #409 |
| 1929 | 228 | — | #4,254 | #390 |
| 1928 | 256 | — | #2,428 | #376 |
| 1927 | 241 | — | #2,764 | #395 |
| 1926 | 242 | — | #4,025 | #382 |
| 1925 | 262 | — | #3,006 | #376 |
| 1924 | 269 | — | — | #366 |
| 1923 | 276 | — | #4,595 | #362 |
| 1922 | 311 | — | #2,850 | #341 |
| 1921 | 264 | — | #3,010 | #380 |
| 1920 | 301 | — | #3,429 | #343 |
| 1919 | 310 | — | #2,428 | #326 |
| 1918 | 330 | — | #2,424 | #320 |
| 1917 | 299 | — | #2,465 | #320 |
| 1916 | 311 | — | #2,721 | #299 |
| 1915 | 262 | — | #2,779 | #333 |
| 1914 | 238 | — | #2,325 | #299 |
| 1913 | 187 | — | #1,945 | #300 |
| 1912 | 121 | — | — | #343 |
| 1911 | 95 | — | #1,581 | #287 |
| 1910 | 70 | — | #2,548 | #304 |
| 1909 | 47 | — | — | #341 |
| 1908 | 50 | — | — | #312 |
| 1907 | 67 | — | #1,908 | #269 |
| 1906 | 58 | — | — | #260 |
| 1905 | 61 | — | #2,051 | #264 |
| 1904 | 71 | — | #1,739 | #235 |
| 1903 | 52 | — | #1,899 | #270 |
| 1902 | 59 | — | — | #238 |
| 1901 | 45 | — | — | #256 |
| 1900 | 53 | — | — | #285 |
| 1899 | 43 | — | #1,694 | #283 |
| 1898 | 68 | — | #1,582 | #223 |
| 1897 | 65 | — | #838 | #246 |
| 1896 | 58 | — | #1,245 | #258 |
| 1895 | 52 | — | — | #249 |
| 1894 | 37 | — | #1,567 | #310 |
| 1893 | 65 | — | #1,337 | #223 |
| 1892 | 54 | — | #1,534 | #254 |
| 1891 | 49 | — | #1,043 | #249 |
| 1890 | 47 | — | #890 | #285 |
| 1889 | 24 | — | — | #363 |
| 1888 | 36 | — | — | #298 |
| 1887 | 28 | — | — | #313 |
| 1886 | 44 | — | — | #257 |
| 1885 | 30 | — | — | #310 |
| 1884 | 33 | — | — | #302 |
| 1883 | 28 | — | — | #312 |
| 1882 | 27 | — | — | #335 |
| 1881 | 18 | — | — | #401 |
| 1880 | 30 | — | — | #308 |