Is Forrest a boy or girl name?

Forrest is primarily a boy name in U.S. records: about 2% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Forrest?

The average Forrest alive today is an estimated 39 years old. People named Forrest were most often born around 1994.

When was the name Forrest most popular?

Forrest peaked in 1994 with 1,381 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Forrest have?

In one report's words: wooded, cinematic, trail-worn. Forrest ranks #1041 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Forrest — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe

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Origin & Meaning

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Derived from the Middle English and Old French surname for a woodland officer, from the Late Latin forestis. It entered American usage in the late nineteenth century as a transferred family name. The double-r spelling helped distinguish it from the common noun.

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025

SSA Data

1880 peak: 1,381 souls, A.D. 1994 2025

2025: 862 born, rising ↑

Estimated Age

39 yrs

Most Forrests were born around 1994 — old enough to remember dial-up.

Peak Reign

1994

№217 that year

Generation

Millennial, 27%

then Gen Alpha 24% · Boomer 19%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈55K ever born · now rising

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Forrest grew up with

SSA Data

Pokémon cards·burned CDs·Game Boy Color

Generation Distribution — Living Forrests

SSA Data

Silent 6%Boomer 19%Gen X 14%Millennial 27%Gen Z 10%Gen Alpha 24%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Forrest peaked in 1994.

Estimated average age: 39.

What people think

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Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates

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Vintage Modern

Formal Casual

Soft Strong

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First Impressions

AI-Written

For most of the twentieth century, the name suggested a country surveyor or a naval officer. The summer of 1994 permanently tethered it to a fictional bench in Savannah, Georgia, generating an immediate statistical high. Today it presents as an even split between thirty-somethings from that era and toddlers whose parents wanted a green name.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

The name hit its all-time high of about one thousand births in 1994, the exact year a box of chocolates dominated American movie theaters.

Field Note 02

Generation Alpha now accounts for twenty-four percent of all living bearers, giving the name a distinct second act.

Field Note 03

About ninety-eight percent of recorded holders are male, making it one of the more gender-stable botanical surnames.

Notable Forrests

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Forrest Tuckeractor, b. 1919

Forrest Greggfootball player and coach, b. 1933

Forrest Shermanadmiral and Chief of Naval Operations, b. 1896

Forrest Griffinmixed martial artist, b. 1979

Adjacent Names

Jasper · Clayton · Silas · Sterling · Marshall · Leland · Warren

Ephemera — If Forrest were a…

AI-Written

City

Bellingham

Color

Spruce green

Job

Park ranger

Object

Topographic map

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