Gender
Origin
- English
- Keeps the forest Woodland.
Syllables
1
Themes
- Nature
- Trade/Occupational
- Word
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Forest
Pronunciation
f(o)-re-st
Famous People
Actor Forest Whitaker, Basketball player Forest Able, Football player Forest Vance
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #702, 375 births); most recent 2025 (rank #750, 344 births)
- Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #3892, 27 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8362, 12 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 344 | 12 |
| 2024 | 361 | 19 |
| 2023 | 350 | 23 |
| 2022 | 375 | 16 |
| 2021 | 360 | 12 |
| 2020 | 289 | 15 |
| 2019 | 243 | 17 |
| 2018 | 212 | 8 |
| 2017 | 201 | 11 |
| 2016 | 178 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #550, 69 births); most recent 2025 (rank #856, 37 births)
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #3150, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4866, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | 4 |
| 2024 | 44 | 4 |
| 2023 | 69 | 6 |
| 2022 | 49 | 6 |
| 2021 | 65 | 5 |
| 2020 | 43 | 4 |
| 2019 | 27 | 7 |
| 2018 | 15 | 3 |
| 2017 | 19 | 3 |
| 2016 | 17 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #3305, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #535, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #354, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2014 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence