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Forest

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What official birth registration shows about Forest: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #3151 to #5765.20172019202120232025#3151#5765
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3795
2017#5765
2018#5666
2019#3151
2020#4535
2021#3961
2022#3533
2023#3598
2024#4843
2025#4867

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 10 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #535 among boys in Scotland, #773 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #535 in Scotland in 2024.

Forest's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#48674HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#85637HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#48434HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#77344HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#35986HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#55069HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#35336HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#68849HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#39615HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#58465HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#45354HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#74543HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#31517HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#103027HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#56663HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#161015HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#57653HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#133919HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#149817HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#202011HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#26907HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#22169HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#22709HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#45273HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#35894HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#38493HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#37953HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#5355HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Forest is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Forest, between 1996 and 2025, in 18 of those 30 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: highest position in 2023ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202518#550 in 2023
Scotland20241#535 in 2024

No registrar recorded it for 8 years after 1996; it appears again in 2005.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Forest

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #535 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.