Denver

Where Denver comes from

Named after James W. Denver. The surname Denver ultimately derives from Old English Dene-fær ("crossing or passing of the Danes"), from Dene + fær; or alternatively from den-ōfer ("valley-bank"), from denu + ofer.
— Wiktionary's entry for Denver
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #909 among boys — 5 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1920
    Denver Pyle born
    American actor
  3. 1925
    Peak, #422
    203 babies named Denver — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1963
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #773.
  5. 1970
    Denver Riggleman born
    American businessman and politician from Virginia
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the place name or surname.
Namesakes
  • Denver Pyle · American actor, 1920–1997
  • Denver Riggleman · American businessman and politician from Virginia, born 1970
  • Denver S. Dickerson · 11th Governor of Nevada from the Silver – Democratic coalition party., 1872–1925
  • Denver S. Church · American politician, 1862–1952
  • Denver Hume · English association football player, born 1998

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.