Forever
Girl name · #4416 in 2025 · Uniqueness 84/100
Forever is currently the #4416 girl name in the United States — 32 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4403, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 56,250 girls born in 2025 was named Forever.
Babies named Forever per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 30-year story
Forever first appears in the Social Security records in 1995, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 45 babies and a rank of #3470. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Forever in class?
Forever scores 84 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Forever will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Forever is most common
State-level data for Forever is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Forever
Statistically, parents drawn to Forever tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Dynver, Ryver, Collier, Silver, and Archer.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Forever | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #4352 |
| 2024 | 42 | #3639 |
| 2023 | 33 | #4276 |
| 2022 | 45 | #3470 |
| 2021 | 30 | #4507 |
| 2020 | 41 | #3607 |
| 2019 | 30 | #4546 |
| 2018 | 35 | #4076 |
| 2017 | 29 | #4695 |
| 2016 | 24 | #5445 |
| 2015 | 32 | #4403 |
| 2014 | 33 | #4350 |
| 2013 | 31 | #4543 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7804 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5935 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7513 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5226 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6559 |
| 2007 | 31 | #4675 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10611 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16099 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15432 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12056 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13518 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11783 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Forever a popular girl name?
Forever ranked #4416 among girls in 2025 with 32 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4403.
When was the name Forever most popular?
Forever peaked in 2022, when 45 American girls received the name (ranked #3470 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Forever?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 56,250 newborn American girls was named Forever. It scores 84/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.