Forrest has been given to about 54,697 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Forrest ranks 374th among American boys in 2025, with 862 born that year. Its best year was 1994, when 1,381 babies were given the name, ranking 217th. The typical living American called Forrest is about 40 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maine, where it accounts for 0.14% 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.