Gender
Male
Origin
- English
- Keeps the forest Woodland.
Syllables
1
Themes
- Nature
- Trade/Occupational
- Word
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)
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)
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)