Recorded 1984–2025 Boys' name Peak 1995 363 births

Denarius — boys' name

363 babies named Denarius in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

363 boys have been named Denarius since 1984, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.

363
total births
1984–2025
years on record
1990s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Denarius was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

20 babies were named Denarius in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denarius

The Social Security Administration has registered 363 babies named Denarius between 1984 and 2025, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Denarius currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denarius performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Denarius shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Denarius in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denarius in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 363 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Denarius at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

363

Since 1984

42 years of records

Peak year

1995

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1984

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2025

Denarius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1984

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1995)
20
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Denarius by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
134 births that decade — 37% of Denarius's all-time total
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Denarius by state

Where Denarius concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Denarius
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
24 6.6%
Mississippi share of Denarius's total US births 6.6%

24 of 363 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denarius?
363 babies have been named Denarius since 1984. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1995 with 20 births.
When was Denarius most popular?
Denarius was most popular in the 1990s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Denarius most popular?
The top states for the name Denarius are Mississippi (24 births).
How long has the name Denarius been used?
Denarius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 42 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Denarius?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dennis, Denis, Denver, Denny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.