How Many People Are Named Forrester?
An estimated 90 people in the United States have the first name Forrester. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Forrester peaked in popularity in 1994 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Forrester 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 Forrester paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Forrester is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
90
About 1 in 3,808,382 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1994
10 births
Total Registered
110
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Forrester
Forrester is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 110 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Forrester as a male name
Ranked #12,870 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (10 births)
Forrester: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Forrester span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 45 babies were registered. Forrester has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Forrester by Decade
How has Forrester 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.
Forrester + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Forrester as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Forrester
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Forrester: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Forrester?
We estimate approximately 90 people named Forrester 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 3,808,382 Americans share this first name.
Is Forrester a common name?
Forrester is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 110 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Forrester most popular?
Forrester reached peak popularity in 1994, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Forrester is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Forrester a male name?
Forrester is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Forrester Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Forrester Smith, Forrester Johnson, Forrester 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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