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Forever

for-EH-vur /fɔrˈɛvər/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025 (girls)
#4,352 (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025 (girls)
32 (<0.01% of girls)
As a boy name
#7,679 in 2025 (10 babies)Peak #4,701 in 2022
Trend (girls)
Slipping #3,607 in 2020 to #4,352 in 2025
Peak (girls)
#3,470 in 2022
First recorded
1995 (as a girl name; 2013 as a boy name)

Meaning of Forever

In a sunlit plaza in Málaga, a family gathered around a newborn named Forever—pronounced for-EH-vur (/fɔr-ˈɛvər/)—and felt as though time itself had paused to admire their promise. Drawn from Old English roots that literally mean “for ever,” this unisex name shimmers with the warmth of an eternal flame, echoing the Latin notion of in aeternum and the whispered vow of amor eterno. Like a slow, golden sunrise that never quite dips below the horizon, Forever carries associations of boundless devotion, endless adventure, and a love story that writes itself across generations. It’s a name that might inspire their first dance in a courtyard or their laughter chasing fireflies—little sparks against the twilight—and lend a poetic weight to everyday moments, reminding everyone that some gifts, like the name Forever, are meant to last beyond the last page.

How to pronounce Forever

English

Popularity of Forever in the U.S.

Forever was the #4,352 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 32 babies. It peaked at #3,470 in 2022. It first appears in the records in 1995. As a boy name it was #7,679 in 2025, with 10 babies.

Bar and line chart: Forever in the U.S., 1995–2025. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 45 in 2022 and 32 in 2025. Line: rank among girl names, peak #3,470 in 2022, #4,352 in 2025.
  • Girls named Forever (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1995–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Girls year by year, 1995⁠–⁠2025 25 rows
Forever: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025324,352▼ 713
2024423,639▲ 637
2023334,276▼ 806
2022453,470▲ 1,037
2021304,507▼ 900
2020413,607▲ 939
2019304,546▼ 470
2018354,076▲ 619
2017294,695▲ 750
2016245,445▼ 1,042
2015324,403▼ 53
2014334,350▲ 193
2013314,543▲ 3,261
2012157,804▼ 1,869
2011225,935▲ 1,578
2010167,513▼ 2,287
2009275,226▲ 1,333
2008206,559▼ 1,884
2007314,675▲ 5,936
20061010,611back (not recorded in 2005)
2004516,099back (not recorded in 2003)
2002515,432▼ 3,376
2001712,056back (not recorded in 1997–2000)
1996513,518▼ 1,735
1995611,783new

Boys year by year, 2013⁠–⁠2025 10 rows
Forever: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025107,679▲ 633
202498,312▼ 1,415
2023126,897▼ 2,196
2022214,701▲ 5,013
202179,714▲ 2,308
2020512,022▼ 5,245
2019126,777back (not recorded in 2018)
201779,696back (not recorded in 2016)
2015512,086back (not recorded in 2014)
2013610,728new

Forever by state

Forever ranks #1,533 in Georgia (2025).

Map: Forever's 2025 rank among girl names in each U.S. state
Rank among girl names by state, 2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Rank by state 2 states
Forever: rank and babies by state, 2025
StateRankBabies
Georgia1,5335
Texas3,2855