Forest
3% girls · 97% boys
About Forest
The Forest variation of Forrest, used by actor Whitaker, nudges the meaning more toward the woods and away from the woodsman.
Forest for girls#8531 US
Omitting the extra R of Forrest transforms the name from a masculine one referencing woodsmen to a unisex nature name.
Pronounced FOR-ist.
As of October 2026, Forest ranked #750 for boys and #8531 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #223 for boys in 1893 and #838 for girls in 1897, Nameberry popularity #938 for boys.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,325 | 132 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,309 | 135 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,102 | 178 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,007 | 201 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #979 | 212 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #905 | 243 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #802 | 289 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #718 | 360 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #703 | 375 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #746 | 350 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #724 | 361 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #750 | 344 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Forest for boys
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Famous Forests
- Forest Steven WhitakerBoy
American actor
- Forest Dewey DodrillBoy
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- Forest Ray MoultonBoy
American astronomer
- Denis ForestBoy
Canadian actor
- Forest BaffertBoy
son of horse racing trainer Bob Baffert
- Forest Leonardo Antonio Rotella (b. 2016)Boy
son of model Holly Madison and Pasquale Rotella
Forest in pop culture
- Forest SpeyerBoy
minor character in the Resident Evil series