Forney

Boy · recorded 1909–1942

  • 1942last recorded
  • 1909best year

Most popular in 1909.

Last recorded in 1942. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Forney.

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Its story

Popularity since 1909

0193719091917192619341942

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 19 recorded years as a table
Forney, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
190937
191216
191320
19149
19167
191711
19186
19216
19225
19235
19258
19265
19277
19297
19317
19325
19376
19385
19424

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Forney isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1942
6
Rank in 1942
#3,212
How rare
1 in 230,193 boys
Since 1909
127

Forney was last recorded in 1942. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1909, at 37 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Forney doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.