Forrester comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Woodsman.
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How popular is Forrester?
1994peak year
The name Forrester reached its peak in 1994, with 10 registrations (ranked #5593). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1915. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #11930) today, averaging about 6 new babies per year. Across all years on record, approximately 110 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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