Forever
The Story of Forever
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Forever as a girl name dates back to 1995, when 6 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 45 newborns named Forever — #3,466 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Forever on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Forever ranks #3,767 for girls with 40 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). All told, over 652 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Forever as a boy name dates back to 2013, when 6 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 21 newborns named Forever — #4,700 in the national rankings. About 73% of every Forever on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Forever ranks #6,123 for boys with 14 births, rising sharply (+78% over the past five years). All told, over 111 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Forever
Forever is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 652 births in the dataset. Forever's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,466. Use the chart and map above to compare Forever's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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