Denby — boys' name
20 babies named Denby in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
20 boys have been named Denby since 1921, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1943.
- 20
- total births
- 1921–1943
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 75%
- born in that decade
75% of everyone ever named Denby was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Denby in 1921 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Denby
The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Denby between 1921 and 1943, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Denby currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Denby performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Denby shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Denby 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 20 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.
Denby at a glance
Last recorded 1943Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Denby popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1921
- Peak year (1921)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1943.
20 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 8 births in a single year.
Denby by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 15 births that decade — 75% of Denby's all-time total
Denby decade highlights
- Peak decade 15 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Denby's strongest decade
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 75% of all-time use.
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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, 1921–1943 (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.