Forest has been given to about 18,377 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.
Forest ranks 750th among American boys in 2025, with 356 born that year. Its best year was 2022, when 391 babies were given the name, ranking 704th. The typical living American called Forest is about 33 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maine, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.