Forrest is a distinctive choice, ranked #500 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Forrest in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#500
US Rank #407
About the Name Forrest
Forrest is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #500. The name has climbed 4035 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1996.
Forrest is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #407, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Forrest
Unlikely. With around 78 UK babies named Forrest per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Forrest in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Forrest is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 4035 places over the last five years to #500 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Forrest is more popular in the US (#407) than in the UK (#500). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Forrest include: Andrew Forrest — John Andrew Henry Forrest, nicknamed Twiggy, is an Australian businessman.; Jax Forrest — Jaxen Patrick Forrest is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 61 kilograms and 133 pounds..
Forrest appears in the US top 500 at #407 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
78
UK babies named Forrest (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 4035 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Forrest
Likely around 1 other Forrest in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Forrest
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
John Andrew Henry Forrest, nicknamed Twiggy, is an Australian businessman. He is best known as the founder and current executive chairman of mining company Fortescue, one of Australia's largest companies.
Edwin Forrest was a nineteenth-century American Shakespearean actor. His feud with the British actor William Macready was the cause of the deadly Astor Place Riot of 1849.
Jaxen Patrick Forrest is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 61 kilograms and 133 pounds. In freestyle, he was the 2025 US World Team member and National champion, as well as the U23 World champion.