Given name
Forever
“everlasting”
Forever is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “everlasting.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “everlasting.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Forever through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 700
- 94 boys · 606 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 66 babies
- 2025
- 42
- #4,389 for girls · #7,844 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +32%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,389 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 10 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Georgia and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 373 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Forever’s family of names
Forever may belong to the same name family as FOREVVER. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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