Forrest - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Forrest \f(o)-rre-st\ is a variant of Forest (Old French), and the meaning of Forrest is "woodsman; woods".

The baby name Forrest sounds like Forrester, Forester and Frost. Other similar baby names are DeForest, Everest, Farris, Ferris, Ferrant, Farrant, Ferriss, Forde, Horst and Aoresty.

Forrest is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Forrest. Compare Forrest with related baby names.