Forrest is an established boys' name that peaked in 1994 and has grown less common since.
Forrest is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #374 among boys (850) and #8,532 among girls (12) — overall #735 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 862 | 862 | #8,532 | #374 |
| 2024 | 804 | 804 | #9,793 | #407 |
| 2023 | 767 | 767 | #5,817 | #424 |
| 2022 | 810 | 810 | #7,085 | #403 |
| 2021 | 756 | 756 | #9,172 | #414 |
| 2020 | 649 | 649 | #10,544 | #462 |
| 2019 | 588 | 588 | #16,354 | #492 |
| 2018 | 490 | 490 | #14,402 | #570 |
| 2017 | 469 | 469 | #10,997 | #593 |
| 2016 | 431 | 431 | #12,138 | #632 |
| 2015 | 391 | 391 | — | #660 |
| 2014 | 344 | 344 | #15,223 | #713 |
| 2013 | 262 | 262 | #17,442 | #834 |
| 2012 | 154 | 154 | — | #1,180 |
| 2011 | 161 | 161 | — | #1,126 |
| 2010 | 162 | 162 | — | #1,144 |
| 2009 | 166 | 166 | — | #1,113 |
| 2008 | 129 | 129 | — | #1,339 |
| 2007 | 142 | 142 | — | #1,238 |
| 2006 | 147 | 147 | — | #1,150 |
| 2005 | 151 | 151 | — | #1,097 |
| 2004 | 158 | 158 | — | #1,037 |
| 2003 | 195 | 195 | — | #878 |
| 2002 | 199 | 199 | #16,295 | #856 |
| 2001 | 207 | 207 | — | #809 |
| 2000 | 252 | 252 | — | #697 |
| 1999 | 262 | 262 | — | #660 |
| 1998 | 296 | 296 | — | #619 |
| 1997 | 377 | — | #11,222 | #538 |
| 1996 | 439 | — | #9,872 | #489 |
| 1995 | 880 | — | #4,571 | #309 |
| 1994 | 1,381 | — | #3,052 | #217 |
| 1993 | 970 | — | #4,562 | #291 |
| 1992 | 851 | — | #5,120 | #316 |
| 1991 | 636 | — | #5,751 | #371 |
| 1990 | 547 | — | #13,680 | #421 |
| 1989 | 461 | — | — | #438 |
| 1988 | 414 | — | #7,308 | #448 |
| 1987 | 382 | — | #11,897 | #457 |
| 1986 | 337 | — | #9,928 | #476 |
| 1985 | 310 | — | — | #492 |
| 1984 | 295 | — | #8,441 | #496 |
| 1983 | 323 | — | #6,370 | #474 |
| 1982 | 367 | — | #8,517 | #450 |
| 1981 | 320 | — | #7,624 | #470 |
| 1980 | 333 | — | — | #463 |
| 1979 | 324 | — | #7,527 | #462 |
| 1978 | 323 | — | #8,889 | #447 |
| 1977 | 315 | — | — | #452 |
| 1976 | 279 | — | — | #471 |
| 1975 | 284 | — | #7,400 | #480 |
| 1974 | 288 | — | #6,426 | #475 |
| 1973 | 222 | — | — | #526 |
| 1972 | 279 | — | #7,574 | #475 |
| 1971 | 323 | — | #6,829 | #457 |
| 1970 | 316 | — | #8,392 | #461 |
| 1969 | 277 | — | — | #459 |
| 1968 | 301 | — | #7,361 | #447 |
| 1967 | 308 | — | #6,270 | #436 |
| 1966 | 300 | — | — | #442 |
| 1965 | 348 | — | — | #419 |
| 1964 | 382 | — | — | #411 |
| 1963 | 408 | — | #6,935 | #402 |
| 1962 | 452 | — | — | #379 |
| 1961 | 429 | — | — | #382 |
| 1960 | 409 | — | #4,562 | #395 |
| 1959 | 442 | — | #5,777 | #379 |
| 1958 | 420 | — | #5,056 | #384 |
| 1957 | 465 | — | #6,380 | #354 |
| 1956 | 451 | — | #3,997 | #352 |
| 1955 | 511 | — | #4,882 | #329 |
| 1954 | 508 | — | #6,017 | #321 |
| 1953 | 490 | — | #2,979 | #325 |
| 1952 | 528 | — | #3,633 | #313 |
| 1951 | 512 | — | #3,342 | #312 |
| 1950 | 471 | — | #2,950 | #321 |
| 1949 | 468 | — | #3,710 | #318 |
| 1948 | 440 | — | #3,986 | #321 |
| 1947 | 513 | — | — | #305 |
| 1946 | 507 | — | #2,650 | #291 |
| 1945 | 447 | — | #4,200 | #285 |
| 1944 | 478 | — | #2,823 | #275 |
| 1943 | 460 | — | #3,113 | #288 |
| 1942 | 423 | — | #2,883 | #300 |
| 1941 | 434 | — | #3,354 | #278 |
| 1940 | 416 | — | #3,047 | #278 |
| 1939 | 422 | — | #3,235 | #269 |
| 1938 | 412 | — | #3,008 | #277 |
| 1937 | 426 | — | #3,964 | #263 |
| 1936 | 398 | — | #4,440 | #272 |
| 1935 | 431 | — | #3,006 | #264 |
| 1934 | 420 | — | #3,264 | #268 |
| 1933 | 460 | — | #3,909 | #245 |
| 1932 | 512 | — | #2,283 | #238 |
| 1931 | 485 | — | #2,471 | #244 |
| 1930 | 545 | — | #2,465 | #241 |
| 1929 | 619 | — | #2,037 | #211 |
| 1928 | 586 | — | #2,429 | #230 |
| 1927 | 620 | — | #3,137 | #219 |
| 1926 | 688 | — | #3,691 | #204 |
| 1925 | 653 | — | #5,276 | #212 |
| 1924 | 710 | — | #2,449 | #200 |
| 1923 | 778 | — | #1,970 | #186 |
| 1922 | 790 | — | #2,142 | #182 |
| 1921 | 801 | — | #2,004 | #180 |
| 1920 | 806 | — | #2,507 | #178 |
| 1919 | 701 | — | #2,303 | #185 |
| 1918 | 776 | — | #1,990 | #175 |
| 1917 | 678 | — | #2,238 | #183 |
| 1916 | 668 | — | #2,063 | #183 |
| 1915 | 653 | — | #2,780 | #176 |
| 1914 | 517 | — | #1,682 | #176 |
| 1913 | 409 | — | #1,625 | #173 |
| 1912 | 323 | — | #1,441 | #187 |
| 1911 | 152 | — | — | #198 |
| 1910 | 112 | — | #1,679 | #230 |
| 1909 | 130 | — | #2,336 | #182 |
| 1908 | 105 | — | — | #196 |
| 1907 | 131 | — | #959 | #187 |
| 1906 | 85 | — | — | #208 |
| 1905 | 75 | — | — | #221 |
| 1904 | 95 | — | #1,740 | #197 |
| 1903 | 84 | — | #1,370 | #204 |
| 1902 | 97 | — | #1,672 | #183 |
| 1901 | 80 | — | #1,388 | #196 |
| 1900 | 72 | — | #1,810 | #252 |
| 1899 | 91 | — | #1,217 | #175 |
| 1898 | 90 | — | #1,132 | #189 |
| 1897 | 88 | — | #1,311 | #191 |
| 1896 | 95 | — | #1,246 | #187 |
| 1895 | 95 | — | #1,345 | #181 |
| 1894 | 53 | — | — | #237 |
| 1893 | 83 | — | #1,040 | #196 |
| 1892 | 52 | — | — | #247 |
| 1891 | 67 | — | #1,044 | #205 |
| 1890 | 66 | — | #891 | #222 |
| 1889 | 72 | — | #1,064 | #200 |
| 1888 | 68 | — | #1,188 | #223 |
| 1887 | 39 | — | #1,203 | #282 |
| 1886 | 56 | — | — | #227 |
| 1885 | 36 | — | — | #279 |
| 1884 | 36 | — | — | #290 |
| 1883 | 25 | — | — | #333 |
| 1882 | 38 | — | — | #280 |
| 1881 | 28 | — | — | #307 |
| 1880 | 36 | — | — | #280 |