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Forrest vs Wesley

Wesley leads today (#52 vs #374), and both are climbing.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Forrest and Wesley per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

1.9k3.7k5.6k1880192019602000ForrestWesley1880: Forrest 36 · Wesley 1231881: Forrest 28 · Wesley 1021882: Forrest 38 · Wesley 1451883: Forrest 25 · Wesley 1041884: Forrest 36 · Wesley 1201885: Forrest 36 · Wesley 1081886: Forrest 56 · Wesley 1211887: Forrest 34 · Wesley 1151888: Forrest 62 · Wesley 1471889: Forrest 65 · Wesley 1011890: Forrest 56 · Wesley 1311891: Forrest 59 · Wesley 1151892: Forrest 52 · Wesley 1421893: Forrest 74 · Wesley 1361894: Forrest 53 · Wesley 1491895: Forrest 88 · Wesley 1561896: Forrest 87 · Wesley 1451897: Forrest 81 · Wesley 1211898: Forrest 80 · Wesley 1511899: Forrest 83 · Wesley 1191900: Forrest 66 · Wesley 1811901: Forrest 73 · Wesley 1461902: Forrest 91 · Wesley 1451903: Forrest 76 · Wesley 1531904: Forrest 89 · Wesley 1661905: Forrest 75 · Wesley 1741906: Forrest 85 · Wesley 1551907: Forrest 115 · Wesley 1911908: Forrest 105 · Wesley 1851909: Forrest 125 · Wesley 1971910: Forrest 103 · Wesley 2091911: Forrest 152 · Wesley 2611912: Forrest 308 · Wesley 4851913: Forrest 395 · Wesley 5851914: Forrest 501 · Wesley 7891915: Forrest 643 · Wesley 9901916: Forrest 652 · Wesley 1,0261917: Forrest 663 · Wesley 1,0141918: Forrest 757 · Wesley 1,1451919: Forrest 686 · Wesley 1,0991920: Forrest 792 · Wesley 1,2441921: Forrest 781 · Wesley 1,3321922: Forrest 772 · Wesley 1,2871923: Forrest 758 · Wesley 1,3791924: Forrest 695 · Wesley 1,3471925: Forrest 648 · Wesley 1,2651926: Forrest 680 · Wesley 1,3201927: Forrest 610 · Wesley 1,3241928: Forrest 572 · Wesley 1,1811929: Forrest 602 · Wesley 1,1821930: Forrest 532 · Wesley 1,1861931: Forrest 473 · Wesley 1,1151932: Forrest 498 · Wesley 1,1351933: Forrest 454 · Wesley 1,0301934: Forrest 412 · Wesley 1,1181935: Forrest 422 · Wesley 1,0401936: Forrest 393 · Wesley 1,0611937: Forrest 420 · Wesley 1,0651938: Forrest 403 · Wesley 1,0741939: Forrest 414 · Wesley 1,1131940: Forrest 407 · Wesley 1,1291941: Forrest 426 · Wesley 1,0911942: Forrest 412 · Wesley 1,2531943: Forrest 450 · Wesley 1,2671944: Forrest 467 · Wesley 1,1691945: Forrest 441 · Wesley 1,1071946: Forrest 493 · Wesley 1,2481947: Forrest 513 · Wesley 1,4591948: Forrest 432 · Wesley 1,3361949: Forrest 459 · Wesley 1,4061950: Forrest 458 · Wesley 1,5271951: Forrest 501 · Wesley 1,5001952: Forrest 518 · Wesley 1,5941953: Forrest 476 · Wesley 1,7331954: Forrest 503 · Wesley 1,8441955: Forrest 504 · Wesley 1,9251956: Forrest 441 · Wesley 2,0041957: Forrest 460 · Wesley 1,9931958: Forrest 413 · Wesley 1,9541959: Forrest 436 · Wesley 2,0001960: Forrest 400 · Wesley 2,0201961: Forrest 429 · Wesley 2,0021962: Forrest 452 · Wesley 1,9631963: Forrest 403 · Wesley 2,1001964: Forrest 382 · Wesley 1,9691965: Forrest 348 · Wesley 1,8601966: Forrest 300 · Wesley 1,8031967: Forrest 302 · Wesley 1,5871968: Forrest 296 · Wesley 1,6421969: Forrest 277 · Wesley 1,8611970: Forrest 311 · Wesley 2,0591971: Forrest 316 · Wesley 1,9591972: Forrest 273 · Wesley 1,6901973: Forrest 222 · Wesley 1,5541974: Forrest 280 · Wesley 1,4671975: Forrest 277 · Wesley 1,5311976: Forrest 279 · Wesley 2,1471977: Forrest 315 · Wesley 4,3021978: Forrest 317 · Wesley 3,3061979: Forrest 316 · Wesley 3,2371980: Forrest 333 · Wesley 3,1651981: Forrest 312 · Wesley 3,0401982: Forrest 360 · Wesley 3,0311983: Forrest 313 · Wesley 2,7881984: Forrest 288 · Wesley 2,7991985: Forrest 310 · Wesley 3,0431986: Forrest 331 · Wesley 3,0431987: Forrest 377 · Wesley 3,2441988: Forrest 404 · Wesley 3,4781989: Forrest 461 · Wesley 3,4571990: Forrest 542 · Wesley 3,3161991: Forrest 620 · Wesley 3,2671992: Forrest 832 · Wesley 3,2391993: Forrest 948 · Wesley 3,1721994: Forrest 1,343 · Wesley 3,0311995: Forrest 858 · Wesley 2,7981996: Forrest 431 · Wesley 2,6161997: Forrest 370 · Wesley 2,3581998: Forrest 296 · Wesley 2,2421999: Forrest 262 · Wesley 2,2072000: Forrest 252 · Wesley 2,2162001: Forrest 207 · Wesley 2,0282002: Forrest 194 · Wesley 2,0512003: Forrest 195 · Wesley 2,1232004: Forrest 158 · Wesley 2,1082005: Forrest 151 · Wesley 2,1132006: Forrest 147 · Wesley 2,1032007: Forrest 142 · Wesley 2,0642008: Forrest 129 · Wesley 2,0672009: Forrest 166 · Wesley 2,2112010: Forrest 162 · Wesley 2,4312011: Forrest 161 · Wesley 2,4762012: Forrest 154 · Wesley 2,6492013: Forrest 257 · Wesley 2,8372014: Forrest 338 · Wesley 3,1432015: Forrest 391 · Wesley 3,2332016: Forrest 423 · Wesley 3,4292017: Forrest 460 · Wesley 3,5772018: Forrest 484 · Wesley 3,6282019: Forrest 583 · Wesley 3,7642020: Forrest 640 · Wesley 3,7062021: Forrest 745 · Wesley 4,2162022: Forrest 794 · Wesley 4,6682023: Forrest 746 · Wesley 4,5552024: Forrest 794 · Wesley 5,1622025: Forrest 850 · Wesley 5,578
ForrestWesley

Head to head

ForrestWesley
2025 rank
#374
#52
Babies named in 2025
850
5,578
Peak year
1907
2025
Trend
Rising since 2007
Rising since 2007
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
53,639
247,713
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