How Many People Are Named Forrestine?
An estimated 48 people in the United States have the first name Forrestine. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 77 years old, and Forrestine peaked in popularity in 1951 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Forrestine 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 Forrestine paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Forrestine is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
- Forrestine is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
48
About 1 in 7,140,715 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1951
10 births
Total Registered
128
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Forrestine
Forrestine is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 128 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Forrestine as a female name
Ranked #4,990 in 1956
7 female births in 1956
Peak: 1951 (10 births)
Forrestine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Forrestine span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 43 babies were registered. Forrestine remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Forrestine by Decade
How has Forrestine 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.
Forrestine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Forrestine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Forrestine
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Forrestine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Forrestine?
We estimate approximately 48 people named Forrestine 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 7,140,715 Americans share this first name.
Is Forrestine a common name?
Forrestine is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 53.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 128 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Forrestine most popular?
Forrestine reached peak popularity in 1951, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Forrestine is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Forrestine a female name?
Forrestine is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Forrestine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Forrestine Smith, Forrestine Johnson, Forrestine 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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