Boys' name · since 1921

Denby

Denby has 20 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#28,990 of 45,481
all-time among boys
20
born since 1921
1920s
peak decade

Denby sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 20 recorded since 1921.

Denby has 20 recorded births among boys since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1943.

  • #28,990 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 20 born since 1921
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denby ranks #28,990 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.

#28,990 of 45,481
all-time among boys
20
born since 1921
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Denby's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Denby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Denby's full recorded timeline at 1922, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1943, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Denby popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1943

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1921)
8
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
456789 192119221943 5

Denby by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (15 births, 75% of the file).

1920s was Denby's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.

Denby births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 15 births (75% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denby? ▼
Denby has been given to 20 babies in the U.S. since 1921, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #28,990 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1943. 8 babies were born in 1921, its single highest year.
Where does Denby sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denby ranks #28,990 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Denby most popular? ▼
Denby was most popular in the 1920s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Denby been used? ▼
Denby has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 23 years of data through 1943.
What names are similar to Denby? ▼
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.

What to do with Denby's data

  • Denby's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1940s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Denby

Nearby Names Like Denby

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Denby

Dennis Boy
#707 621,000 births
Denis Boy
#1708 20,733 births
Denver Boy
#519 19,178 births
Denny Boy
#4258 15,417 births
Denzel Boy
#1166 11,738 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Denby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1921–1943 (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 Denby 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.