Denson — #12392 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Denson

The Social Security Administration has registered 438 babies named Denson between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Denson currently holds the #12392 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denson performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Denson shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Denson in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denson 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 438 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.