Gender-neutral name Old French origin

Forest

FOR-est · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Woodland
Language
Old French
Culture
English
Religion
Secular
Style era
vintage
Themes
nature · tree
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#—
2024 births380
Peak year2022
First appeared1880
Total US births18,013
2022 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Forry
Alternate spellings
ForrestForeste
In other languages
Forest (English)Forrest (variant)Foresta (Italian)

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Notable people named Forest

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Nathan Bedford Forrest (historical)