Forrest
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
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 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #173 in 1913, Nameberry popularity #350.
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"