Forrest
1% girls · 99% boys
About Forrest
Forrest is one of the earliest appealingly sylvan, outdoorsy choices, borne by newsman Sawyer, actor Whitaker, and football Hall of Famer Gregg. Forrest Gates was a character on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
Forrest was steadily on the US popularity list until 2003, reaching a high of Number 175 in 1913, and then received a somewhat surprising blip after the release of "Forrest Gump." It started rebounding again in 2013, when it reentered the Top 1000 as one of the fastest-rising names on the list.
Early Forrests were named in honor of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest, head of a famous cavalry force, who advised 'Git there fuster with the mostest men.'
Forrest is also given to girls, where it ranks #8532 in the US.
Pronounced FOR-ist.
As of October 2026, Forrest ranked #374 for boys and #8532 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #173 for boys in 1913 and #891 for girls in 1890, Nameberry popularity #350 for boys.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #713 | 338 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #660 | 391 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #632 | 423 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #593 | 460 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #572 | 483 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #492 | 583 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #462 | 639 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #414 | 745 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #402 | 794 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #424 | 744 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #407 | 788 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #374 | 850 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Forrest for boys
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Forrest on lists
Famous Forrests
- (Alvis) Forrest GreggBoy
American football player and coach
- Forrest KlineBoy
American musician from indie band 'Hellogoodbye'
- Forrest GriffinBoy
American mixed martial artist
- Forrest BirdBoy
American aviator and inventor
- Forrest Meredith TuckerBoy
American actor
- Forrest Custer SmithsonBoy
American Olympic hurdler
- Forrest LewisBoy
American actor
- Forrest James AckermanBoy
American science fiction guru
- Forrest Bradley Decker (b.2018)Boy
son of NFL player, Eric Decker and singer Jessie James
- Forrest Hardy (b. 2019)Boy
son of Tom Hardy and Charlotte Riley.
- Forrest FrankBoy
American christian musical artist
Forrest in pop culture
- "Forrest GumpBoy
" novel by Winston Groom, 1994 film, and its main character
- ForrestBoy
a Woodcutter in the 3DS game "Fantasy Life"