Forever
The Story of Forever
As a girl name
Forever first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1995, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 45 Forevers were born — ranking #3,466 that year. As of 2026, Forever ranks #3,767 for girls with 40 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). In total, more than 652 Forevers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Forever first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2013, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 21 Forevers were born — ranking #4,700 that year. As of 2026, Forever ranks #6,123 for boys with 14 births, rising sharply (+78% over the past five years). In total, more than 111 Forevers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through 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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