How Many People Are Named Forbes?
An estimated 98 people in the United States have the first name Forbes. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Forbes peaked in popularity in 1918 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Forbes as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Forbes paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Forbes is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
98
About 1 in 3,497,493 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1918
12 births
Total Registered
234
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Forbes
Forbes is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 234 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Forbes as a male name
Ranked #12,869 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (12 births)
Forbes: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Forbes span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 56 babies were registered. While Forbes is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Forbes by Decade
How has Forbes tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Forbes + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Forbes as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Forbes
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Forbes: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Forbes?
We estimate approximately 98 people named Forbes are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,497,493 Americans share this first name.
Is Forbes a common name?
Forbes is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 234 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Forbes most popular?
Forbes reached peak popularity in 1918, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Forbes is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Forbes a male name?
Forbes is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Forbes Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Forbes Smith, Forbes Johnson, Forbes Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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