Mostly girls
Adaline
Variation of Adeline, English
“noble”
Mostly boys · English
Forrest
“dweller near the woods”
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The story behind the name
Meet Forrest.
US birth records for 2025 list 12 girls named Forrest (rank #8,532) and 850 boys named Forrest (rank #374).
For girls, the recorded count rose from 10 in 2024 to 12 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count rose from 794 in 2024 to 850 in 2025.
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How popular is Forrest?
Girls · 2025#8,53212 recorded births
Boys · 2025#374850 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 374 | 850 |
| 2025 | Girls | 8,532 | 12 |
| 2024 | Boys | 407 | 794 |
| 2024 | Girls | 9,793 | 10 |
| 2023 | Boys | 424 | 746 |
| 2023 | Girls | 5,817 | 21 |
| 2022 | Boys | 403 | 794 |
| 2022 | Girls | 7,085 | 16 |
| 2021 | Boys | 414 | 745 |
| 2021 | Girls | 9,172 | 11 |
| 2020 | Boys | 462 | 640 |
| 2020 | Girls | 10,544 | 9 |
| 2019 | Boys | 492 | 583 |
| 2019 | Girls | 16,354 | 5 |
| 2018 | Boys | 570 | 484 |
| 2018 | Girls | 14,402 | 6 |
| 2017 | Boys | 593 | 460 |
| 2017 | Girls | 10,997 | 9 |
| 2016 | Boys | 632 | 423 |
| 2016 | Girls | 12,138 | 8 |
| 2015 | Boys | 660 | 391 |
| 2014 | Boys | 713 | 338 |
| 2014 | Girls | 15,223 | 6 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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Nicknames
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Variations & related forms
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