Boys' name · since 1942
Den
Den has 17 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1942 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,067 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1942
- 1940s
- peak decade
Den sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 1942.
Social Security Administration records show Den recorded 17 times among boys since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1958.
- #30,067 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 17 born since 1942
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Den ranks #30,067 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1942, peaking in the 1940s.
- #30,067 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1942
- 1940s
- peak decade
Den's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Den's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Den's full recorded timeline at 1949, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1942 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Den popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1958
- Peak year (1942)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Den by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).
1940s was Den's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Den births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
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- Den's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Den: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1942–1958 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Den draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.