US rank #4259 Boys' name Peak 2002 713 births

Denilson — #4259 US boys' name

713 babies named Denilson in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1062000s3722010s1452020s90
#4259
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 70% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Denilson was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

64 babies were named Denilson in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denilson

The Social Security Administration has registered 713 babies named Denilson between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Denilson currently holds the #4259 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denilson performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 372 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Denilson shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 117 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Denilson in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denilson 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 713 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.

Denilson at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

713

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2002

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,259

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Denilson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
64
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
020406080 20242020201620122008200420001997 6

Denilson by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
372 births that decade — 52% of Denilson's all-time total
1990s1062000s3722010s1452020s90

Denilson by state

Where Denilson concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Denilson
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
117 16.4%
#2 Texas
47 6.6%
#3 New York
23 3.2%
#4 Florida
18 2.5%
#5 New Jersey
7 1.0%
#6 North Carolina
6 0.8%
#7 Georgia
5 0.7%
#8 Maryland
5 0.7%
California share of Denilson's total US births 16.4%
Even split

117 of 713 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Denilson appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denilson?
713 babies have been named Denilson since 1997. It currently ranks #4259 among boys. The peak year was 2002 with 64 births.
When was Denilson most popular?
Denilson was most popular in the 2000s decade with 372 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Denilson most popular?
The top states for the name Denilson are California (117 births), Texas (47 births), New York (23 births).
How long has the name Denilson been used?
Denilson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Denilson?
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.

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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, 1997–2024 (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.