Boys' name · since 1923
Denham
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 95 babies named Denham, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,750 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,820 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 95
- born since 1923
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Denham is the #9820 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 95 recorded since 1923.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denham has been recorded 95 times among boys since 1923, currently ranked #9820 nationally and more common than 30% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2025.
- #17,750 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,820 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 95 born since 1923
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denham ranks #17,750 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,820 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 95 born since 1923, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,750 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,820 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 95
- born since 1923
- 2010s
- peak decade
Denham's 95 recorded births place it above 60.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Denham compares
95 25th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Denham's all-time total is 74% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Denham | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 95 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Denham's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Denham's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Denham popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Denham by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (31 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Denham's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Denham births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
- 2020s
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 31 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Denham's data
- Denham's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2020s (26) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Denham: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~102 yrs)
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, 1923–2025 (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 Denham 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.