About the name Forrest
Forrest is a boy name with English roots, meaning “Of the woods”.
It has a nature feel. In 2025, Forrest ranked #374 for boys in the US, with 850 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 1994. Since 2000, 99% of US babies named Forrest were boys.
Etymology
Meaning “forest”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Forrest”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #374
- In 2015
- #660
- Babies in 2025
- 850
Popularity of Forrest, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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Names similar to Forrest
- Farley“fern + woodland”
- Fulton“bird + dwelling”
- Alton“river source + settlement, town”
- Ashton“ash (tree species) + enclosure, settlement”
- Barney“growing with barley + island”
- Bradlee“broad + woodland”
- Bradley“broad + woodland”
- Bradly“broad + woodland”
- Branden“broom shrub + hill, dune”
- Camden“enclosure + valley”
Name meanings marked or linked “Wiktionary” are adapted from Wiktionary by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; each name page links its source entry.