Boys' name · since 1997
Denilson
731 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.
- #6,252 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,323 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 731
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
731 babies have been named Denilson since 1997, making it today's #5323 boys' name.
Denilson has 731 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5323 as of the latest data, more common than 62% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #6,252 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,323 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 731 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denilson ranks #6,252 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,323 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 731 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,252 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,323 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 731
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Denilson's 731 recorded births place it above 86.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Denilson compares
731 Top 37% higher than 63% of 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
Denilson's all-time total is 98% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Denilson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 731 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 34 | 22,252 |
Denilson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Denilson's full recorded timeline at 2011, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 64 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Denilson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Denilson by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (372 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Denilson's strongest decade.
372 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Denilson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 106
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
372 births
- 2010s 145
2010s
145 births
- 2020s 108
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 372 births (51% of all-time use).
How Denilson compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Denilson's total volume
Denilson by state
Where Denilson concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 117 | 16.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 47 | 6.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 23 | 3.1% |
| #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% |
117 of 731 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Denilson appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Denilson's data
- Denilson's decade-level peak was the 2000s (372 total births); usage has since declined to 108 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Denilsons (117 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Denilson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Denilson 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.