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Origin & history of Forbes1
Gaelic / Scottish roots
Forbes comes from the Gaelic / Scottish tradition, meaning From A Field.
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How popular is Forbes?
1918
peak year
The name Forbes reached its peak in 1918, with 12 registrations (ranked #2445). It had only entered records 5 years earlier, in 1913. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #11645) today, averaging about 6 new babies per year. Forbes's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 234 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
12
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,445)
(ranked #2,445)
6
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
60
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
234
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Forbes2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
F6
O6
R9
B2
E5
S1
Sum: 29 → Life path 2
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Personality of Forbes🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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