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Forest
OriginFrench occupational name
Meaning"woodsman or woods"
US Rank#750
Top 1000
About Forest
The Forest variation of Forrest, used by actor Whitaker, nudges the meaning more toward the woods and away from the woodsman.
Pronounced FOR-ist.
As of October 2026, Forest ranked #750 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #223 in 1893, Nameberry popularity #910.
Editor's take: The name Forest is a boy's name of French origin meaning "woodsman or woods".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,325 | 132 | 68.7 |
| 2015 | #1,309 | 135 | 70.4 |
| 2016 | #1,102 | 178 | 93.8 |
| 2017 | #1,007 | 201 | 108.6 |
| 2018 | #979 | 212 | 116.7 |
| 2019 | #905 | 243 | 135.4 |
| 2020 | #802 | 289 | 167.4 |
| 2021 | #718 | 360 | 205.8 |
| 2022 | #703 | 375 | 214.8 |
| 2023 | #746 | 350 | 204.6 |
| 2024 | #724 | 361 | 209.5 |
| 2025 | #750 | 344 | 201.4 |
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- Forest Steven Whitaker
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- Forest Ray Moulton
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- Denis Forest
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- Forest Baffert
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- Forest Leonardo Antonio Rotella (b. 2016)
son of model Holly Madison and Pasquale Rotella
Forest in pop culture
- Forest Speyer
minor character in the Resident Evil series
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