Denver

#836 for girls in 2025, 326 births · #518 for boys in 2025, 578 births
Given to boys 81.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1925 · 203 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
19,178
since 1880

Denver over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201915peak #422, 1925girlsat peakboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#836326#518578
2024#780362#488633
2023#782360#510590
2022#861323#479645
2021#778365#508579
2020#896295#526542
2019#890300#636423
2018#1,035249#675370
2017#1,138218#820274
2016#1,320181#839269
2015#1,239197#897242
2014#1,692124#1,054188
2013#2,25982#1,119162
2012#2,67966#1,249141
2011#2,90959#1,229142
2010#3,51645#1,331128
2009#3,46047#1,314132
2008#3,37749#1,095169
2007#3,65344#1,197147
2006#3,79540#1,154146
2005#4,70428#1,093151
2004#4,49230#1,163134
2003#4,10932#1,007157
2002#3,88933#1,049146
2001#3,78534#944164
2000#4,18529#893175
1999#3,14841#761210
1998#4,36625#783196
1997#6,48314#869161
1996#5,06519#902146
1995#6,25714#862157
1994#5,71316#853158
1993#7,03812#992120
1992#6,65213#987119
1991#13,1475#987118
1990#11,4096#1,000111
1989#8,0379#1,08294
1988#7,6919#98397
1987#11,3255#896109
1986#7,7498#880106
1985#94693
1984#7,3988#90095
1983#10,2755#848106
1982#9,2376#813118
1981#818115
1980#878103
1979#6,6969#789120
1978#798113
1977#816109
1976#8,1566#786111
1975#5,9849#750123
1974#796101
1973#83990
1972#82694
1971#8,3245#797102
1970#86986
1969#79096
1968#77392
1967#74298
1966#77488
1965#83178
1964#692124
1963#77397
1962#750103
1961#762102
1960#748106
1959#712116
1958#688120
1957#738103
1956#672129
1955#642135
1954#664118
1953#621134
1952#591140
1951#525169
1950#4,7386#595131
1949#535154
1948#523160
1947#504177
1946#497168
1945#490152
1944#543126
1943#521144
1942#496154
1941#535121
1940#483142
1939#495135
1938#499136
1937#437167
1936#3,7016#482137
1935#427172
1934#513128
1933#475140
1932#465153
1931#529120
1930#511136
1929#467157
1928#4,1956#480161
1927#4,8055#435194
1926#473161
1925#4,9735#422203
1924#5,0615#481165
1923#457178
1922#4,4456#468174
1921#4,4646#442193
1920#4,9755#441189
1919#422193
1918#4,8095#548120
1917#465150
1916#4,4175#528117
1915#3,7956#450148
1914#52887
1913#2,5407#50374
1912#53256
1911#68921
1910#59823
1909#63618
1908#63217
1907#55919
1906#1,0047
1905#63614
1904#61214
1903#7839
1902#58314
1901#63711
1900#69913
1899#66110
1898#8048
1897#9426
1896
1895#60912
1894#9546
1893
1892
1891
1890#6679
1889#7897
1888
1887#8196
1886
1885
1884
1883
1882
1881
1880#9095
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Denver was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1886, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Denver is popular in 1915

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedINOhio: #181 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,710 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedNEMissouri: #240 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,976 boysMOKentucky: #189 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,250 boysKYWest Virginia: #66 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 327 boysWVVirginia: #343 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,609 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedKSArkansas: #249 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,444 boysARTennessee: #326 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,931 boysTNNorth Carolina: #473 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,732 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedMSAlabama: #420 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,914 boysALGeorgia: #414 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,107 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedHITexas: #700 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,404 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. West Virginia#66 · 1 in 327
  2. Ohio#181 · 1 in 1,710
  3. Kentucky#189 · 1 in 1,250
  4. Missouri#240 · 1 in 1,976
  5. Arkansas#249 · 1 in 1,444

Best ever in a state: #66 in West Virginia, 1915.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#66341 in 327
Ohio#181231 in 1,710
Kentucky#189151 in 1,250
Missouri#240121 in 1,976
Arkansas#24991 in 1,444
Tennessee#32661 in 2,931
Virginia#34351 in 3,609
Georgia#41461 in 4,107
Alabama#42051 in 3,914
North Carolina#47351 in 4,732
Texas#70051 in 7,404
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Denver
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 30 spots since 2024 (#488#518)
  • 8 spots since 2020 (#526#518)
  • 379 spots since 2015 (#897#518)
  • Biggest jump: 445 spots in 1907 (#1,004#559)
  • Biggest drop: 368 spots in 1906 (#636#1,004)
Rise & fade · boys
45 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1925 at #422 (203 births)
  • Births halved by 1963, 38 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 120 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 120 yrs · run 1907–1988
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,707
  • Highest: 1 in 2,707 boys born in 2022 were named Denver (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,955 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
  • Its best rank, #422 in 1925, was only 1 in 5,497 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 18.6% of all boys named Denver (3,567) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s18#789 (1889)#839
1890s51#609 (1895)#773
1900s136#559 (1907)#678
1910s989#422 (1919)#526
1920s1,775#422 (1925)#457
1930s1,424#427 (1935)#483
1940s1,498#483 (1940)#513
1950s1,295#525 (1951)#645
1960s984#692 (1964)#764
1970s1,049#750 (1975)#807
1980s1,036#813 (1982)#904
1990s1,496#761 (1999)#900
2000s1,521#893 (2000)#1,091
2010s2,339#636 (2019)#985
2020s3,567#479 (2022)#505

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Denver in 1915

girls
#3,795
6 births · 1 in 163,975 girls
boys
#450
148 births · 1 in 5,734 boys

Top girls' names in 1915

  1. #1Mary58,187
  2. #2Helen30,866
  3. #3Dorothy25,154
  4. #4Margaret23,054
  5. #5Ruth21,878
  6. #6Mildred15,254
  7. #7Anna15,119
  8. #8Elizabeth14,103
  9. #9Frances12,786
  10. #10Evelyn11,595
  11. #3,795Denver6

Top boys' names in 1915

  1. #1John47,576
  2. #2William38,563
  3. #3James33,773
  4. #4Robert28,737
  5. #5Joseph23,051
  6. #6George22,307
  7. #7Charles21,960
  8. #8Edward15,889
  9. #9Frank15,006
  10. #10Thomas11,490
  11. #450Denver148
More about 1915

girls

983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 163,975 of them was named Denver, which outranked 23.6% of the 4,967 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Denver
  1. #3,434Zeta7
  2. #3,434Zoila7
  3. #3,434Zuma7
  4. #3,795Denver6
  5. #3,795Alberteen6
  6. #3,795Aldie6
  7. #3,795Aleine6
  8. #4,274Aagot5
  9. #4,274Achsah5
  10. #4,274Adabelle5

Tied with 478 names at #3,795; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. 500Gerda#1,444#944
  2. 451Theda#1,034#583
  3. 441Dominga#1,385#944
  4. 354Vernon#1,344#990
  5. 308Loyce#1,147#839
Fallers
  1. 383Drusilla#956#1,339
  2. 342Rossie#798#1,140
  3. 335Arlie#855#1,190
  4. 329Orene#956#1,285
  5. 329Margot#988#1,317

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

848,575 boys got a published name in 1915; 1 in 5,734 of them was named Denver, which outranked 89.7% of the 4,390 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Denver
  1. #447Jefferson150
  2. #448Evan149
  3. #448Everette149
  4. #450Denver148
  5. #450Junior148
  6. #450Theron148
  7. #453Wilton147
  8. #454Orlando146
  9. #454Winfred146

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. 691Eston#1,687#996
  2. 565Estill#1,545#980
  3. 545Garth#1,260#715
  4. 474Hiroshi#1,342#868
  5. 439Domingo#1,101#662
Fallers
  1. 674Gilmore#986#1,660
  2. 667Barnett#933#1,600
  3. 526Rose#884#1,410
  4. 517Toivo#855#1,372
  5. 461Sampson#949#1,410

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1915