Forest
Meaning
"of the forest; woodland"
Origin: Old French
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #725
- Total SSA Count
- 361
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Forry, Woody
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"of the forest; woodland"
Origin: Old French
"bright, radiant, shining"
Origin: Greek
Forest is more popular, ranked #725 vs #6169 for Phaedra.
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Forest is more popular, ranked #725 compared to Phaedra at #6169 in the United States.
Forest means "of the forest; woodland" (Old French origin). Phaedra means "bright, radiant, shining" (Greek origin).
Forest is primarily a boy name. Phaedra is primarily a girl name.