How Many People Are Named Deforest?
people named Deforest are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,920,139 people in the US has this name
Based on 667 babies named Deforest in Social Security records from 1881 to 2001, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
26 births
Trend
Last year given
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a French surname meaning "from the forest". It was originally given in honour of American author John Deforest (1826-1906).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Deforest in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Deforest alive today is about 61 years old, and 54% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 51 and 76 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Deforest first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 1920, to 26 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2001.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2001
π Rank History
Deforest has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #610, in 1881.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #610 (1881) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,920 in the 1920s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Deforest alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Deforest were born in New York than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Deforest was given about 10.1 times as often in New York.
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