First Name FOREST

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • FOREST is ranked as the 2021st most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 10,652.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 3.34 people named FOREST for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 65% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named FOREST is 7,355.
  • The SSA data also shows that FOREST is used as a boy's name 97% of the time.

First Names FOREST
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 10,652 +/-3.4%
  • National Rank 2,021
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 3.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 7,355
  • National Rank 2,509
  • Percentile Rank 97.29%
  • Proportion/100k 2.31

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name FOREST is 79.3% White, 2.0% Hispanic origin, 15.0% Black, 1.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name FOREST have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name FOREST is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name FOREST

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 79.3% 63.9% 15.4%
Hispanic origin 2.0% 16.3% -14.3%
Black 15.0% 12.3% 2.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.4% 4.9% -3.5%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named FOREST is Texas where 1,030 people have this name.
  • West Virginia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named FOREST, as 14.25 in every 100,000 West Virginians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • West Virginia is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Massachusetts (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 22 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names FOREST State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 352 2.74 95.9% Indiana 528 8 96.5% Iowa 100 3.2 93.5% Kansas 155 5.33 91.4% Michigan 386 3.89 97.9% Minnesota 98 1.8 94.0% Missouri 126 4.22 91.9% Nebraska 53 2.79 83.8% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 856 7.38 97.5% South Dakota 27 3.11 68.4% Wisconsin 103 1.8 93.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name FOREST

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 352 2.74 95.9%
Indiana 528 8 96.5%
Iowa 100 3.2 93.5%
Kansas 155 5.33 91.4%
Michigan 386 3.89 97.9%
Minnesota 98 1.8 94.0%
Missouri 126 4.22 91.9%
Nebraska 53 2.79 83.8%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 856 7.38 97.5%
South Dakota 27 3.11 68.4%
Wisconsin 103 1.8 93.9%
West State Statistics First-Names FOREST State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 64 8.65 77.4% Arizona 144 2.14 90.9% California 906 2.33 97.8% Colorado 209 3.91 93.4% Hawaii 54 3.82 87.3% Idaho 86 5.25 86.6% Montana 71 6.9 83.2% Nevada 128 4.52 90.6% New Mexico 69 3.31 83.3% Oregon 256 6.44 93.9% Utah 91 3.1 87.2% Washington 272 3.85 96.3% Wyoming 19 3.19 59.4%

West States
State stats for the first name FOREST

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 64 8.65 77.4%
Arizona 144 2.14 90.9%
California 906 2.33 97.8%
Colorado 209 3.91 93.4%
Hawaii 54 3.82 87.3%
Idaho 86 5.25 86.6%
Montana 71 6.9 83.2%
Nevada 128 4.52 90.6%
New Mexico 69 3.31 83.3%
Oregon 256 6.44 93.9%
Utah 91 3.1 87.2%
Washington 272 3.85 96.3%
Wyoming 19 3.19 59.4%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names FOREST State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 52 1.44 85.6% Maine 51 3.83 80.2% Massachusetts 24 0.36 62.0% New Hampshire 47 3.52 81.8% New Jersey 42 0.47 79.1% New York 234 1.19 95.9% Pennsylvania 235 1.83 95.2% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 12 1.88 70.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name FOREST

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 52 1.44 85.6%
Maine 51 3.83 80.2%
Massachusetts 24 0.36 62.0%
New Hampshire 47 3.52 81.8%
New Jersey 42 0.47 79.1%
New York 234 1.19 95.9%
Pennsylvania 235 1.83 95.2%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 12 1.88 70.0%
South State Statistics First-Names FOREST State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 253 5.21 95.1% Arkansas 83 2.81 89.4% Delaware 7 0.76 63.3% Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 83.6% Florida 544 2.74 98.0% Georgia 298 2.95 96.0% Kentucky 337 7.64 94.8% Louisiana 255 5.47 94.5% Maryland 149 2.49 94.5% Mississippi 126 4.22 91.9% North Carolina 443 4.46 97.6% Oklahoma 242 6.25 93.8% South Carolina 247 5.11 94.8% Tennessee 206 3.15 94.9% Texas 1,030 3.82 98.3% Virginia 465 5.58 96.7% West Virginia 264 14.25 91.8%

South States
State stats for the first name FOREST

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 253 5.21 95.1%
Arkansas 83 2.81 89.4%
Delaware 7 0.76 63.3%
Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 83.6%
Florida 544 2.74 98.0%
Georgia 298 2.95 96.0%
Kentucky 337 7.64 94.8%
Louisiana 255 5.47 94.5%
Maryland 149 2.49 94.5%
Mississippi 126 4.22 91.9%
North Carolina 443 4.46 97.6%
Oklahoma 242 6.25 93.8%
South Carolina 247 5.11 94.8%
Tennessee 206 3.15 94.9%
Texas 1,030 3.82 98.3%
Virginia 465 5.58 96.7%
West Virginia 264 14.25 91.8%
 

Full Names with FOREST as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have FOREST as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named FOREST.

The most popular full name is FOREST Smith. 1.13% of all the people named FOREST have this family name.

There are 1519 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name FOREST

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 FOREST Smith 1.13%
2 FOREST Johnson 0.96%
3 FOREST Sherwood 0.83%
4 FOREST Brown 0.78%
5 FOREST Miller 0.65%
6 FOREST Black 0.61%
7 FOREST Wilson 0.52%
8 FOREST Hill 0.48%
9 FOREST Jones 0.48%
10 FOREST Williams 0.48%
11 FOREST Moore 0.44%
12 FOREST Thomas 0.39%
13 FOREST Young 0.39%
14 FOREST Davis 0.35%
15 FOREST Green 0.35%
16 FOREST La 0.35%
17 FOREST Thompson 0.35%
18 FOREST Wood 0.35%
19 FOREST Edwards 0.31%
20 FOREST Hall 0.31%

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