Ahmad vs Forrest
Ahmad and Forrestcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ahmad was ranked #228 and Forrest #500 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Ahmad was ranked #290 and Forrest #478 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2019, Ahmad was ranked #322 and Forrest #764 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2020, Ahmad was ranked #392 and Forrest #392 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Ahmad and Forrest over time
Ahmad and Forrest appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Ahmad held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Forrest in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Ahmad #228 in 2024, Forrest #500 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1996–2024
Ahmad held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Forrest in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ahmad #228 in 2024, Forrest #500 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ahmad #228, Forrest #500.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ahmad | Forrest |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #292 (2025) | Scotland · Boys #478 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ahmad and Forrest both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Ahmad
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #348 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #118 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #292 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Forrest
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #500 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys