Unisex name · since 1880

Denver

19,178 babies named Denver in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#849 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#519 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
19,178
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade

19,178 babies have been named Denver since 1880, making it today's #519 unisex name.

Social Security Administration records show Denver recorded 19,178 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #519 nationally today, ahead of 96% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #849 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #519 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 19,178 born since 1880
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denver ranks #849 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #519 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 19,178 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.

#849 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#519 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
19,178
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%96.2%
Denver vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Denver's 19,178 recorded births place it above 98.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

39 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.

How Denver compares

19,178 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Denver's all-time total is 52x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Denver Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 19,178 369 358,536
Peak-year births 645 34 22,252

Denver's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Denver splits its recorded history at 1958: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 645 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Denver popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2022)
645
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
0200400600800 188019081925194219591976199320102025 578

Denver popularity over time - girls

4,235 total births recorded since 1913 (Denver as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 4,235 births
0100200300400 191319251979199019982006201420222025 326

Denver by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (3,567 births, 19% of the file).

2020s was Denver's strongest decade.

3,567 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.

Denver births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 3,567 births (19% of all-time use).

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

How Denver 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 Denver's total volume

Denver vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 2.5%-111, 5.9%-83, 3.7%-146, 6.7%-146, 1.6%-119, 3.8%-28, 11.5%-97, 2.9%-146, 2.4%-73, 5.4%-146, 1.8%-45, 9%-146, 3.6%-146, 1.5%-111, 4%Denver-146, 3.4%Denver
Denver vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Denver by state

Where Denver concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Denver
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
1,755 9.2%
#2 Kentucky
1,592 8.3%
#3 West Virginia
1,553 8.1%
#4 Texas
1,135 5.9%
#5 Missouri
683 3.6%
#6 Tennessee
663 3.5%
#7 California
642 3.3%
#8 Georgia
613 3.2%
Ohio share of Denver's total US births 9.2%
Even split

1,755 of 19,178 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.

Denver appears in 39 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denver? ▼
19,178 babies have been named Denver since 1880. All-time, it sits at #849 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #519 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 645 births.
Where does Denver sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denver ranks #849 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #519 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Denver most popular? ▼
Denver was most popular in the 2020s decade with 3,567 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Denver most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Denver are Ohio (1,755 births), Kentucky (1,592 births), West Virginia (1,553 births).
Is Denver a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Denver is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 19,178 births, and as a girl's name it has 4,235 births.
How long has the name Denver been used? ▼
Records for Denver go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Denver? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dennis, Denis, Denny, Denzel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Denver's data

  • Ohio records the most Denvers (1,755 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names

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

Keep exploring Denver

Nearby Names Like Denver

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

Dennis Boy
#707 621,000 births
Denis Boy
#1708 20,733 births
Denny Boy
#4258 15,417 births
Denzel Boy
#1166 11,738 births
Denton Boy
#3516 5,143 births

Compare Denver side by side: Denver vs Dennis Denver vs Denis Denver vs Denny

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Denver

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461,170 births · Peak 1952
Truett #520
4,484 births · Peak 2025
Callen #517
9,501 births · Peak 2023
Kobe #521
22,513 births · Peak 2001
Marcos #516
53,580 births · Peak 2001
Tripp #522
8,975 births · Peak 2022
Moses #515
43,291 births · Peak 2016
Gianni #523
15,487 births · Peak 2020

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Denver: 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, 1880–2025 (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 Denver 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.