Denver
#836 for girls in 2025, 326 births · #518 for boys in 2025, 578 births
Given to boys 81.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1925 · 203 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 19,178since 1880
Denver over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #836 | 326 | #518 | 578 |
| 2024 | #780 | 362 | #488 | 633 |
| 2023 | #782 | 360 | #510 | 590 |
| 2022 | #861 | 323 | #479 | 645 |
| 2021 | #778 | 365 | #508 | 579 |
| 2020 | #896 | 295 | #526 | 542 |
| 2019 | #890 | 300 | #636 | 423 |
| 2018 | #1,035 | 249 | #675 | 370 |
| 2017 | #1,138 | 218 | #820 | 274 |
| 2016 | #1,320 | 181 | #839 | 269 |
| 2015 | #1,239 | 197 | #897 | 242 |
| 2014 | #1,692 | 124 | #1,054 | 188 |
| 2013 | #2,259 | 82 | #1,119 | 162 |
| 2012 | #2,679 | 66 | #1,249 | 141 |
| 2011 | #2,909 | 59 | #1,229 | 142 |
| 2010 | #3,516 | 45 | #1,331 | 128 |
| 2009 | #3,460 | 47 | #1,314 | 132 |
| 2008 | #3,377 | 49 | #1,095 | 169 |
| 2007 | #3,653 | 44 | #1,197 | 147 |
| 2006 | #3,795 | 40 | #1,154 | 146 |
| 2005 | #4,704 | 28 | #1,093 | 151 |
| 2004 | #4,492 | 30 | #1,163 | 134 |
| 2003 | #4,109 | 32 | #1,007 | 157 |
| 2002 | #3,889 | 33 | #1,049 | 146 |
| 2001 | #3,785 | 34 | #944 | 164 |
| 2000 | #4,185 | 29 | #893 | 175 |
| 1999 | #3,148 | 41 | #761 | 210 |
| 1998 | #4,366 | 25 | #783 | 196 |
| 1997 | #6,483 | 14 | #869 | 161 |
| 1996 | #5,065 | 19 | #902 | 146 |
| 1995 | #6,257 | 14 | #862 | 157 |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | #853 | 158 |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 | #992 | 120 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 | #987 | 119 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #987 | 118 |
| 1990 | #11,409 | 6 | #1,000 | 111 |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 | #1,082 | 94 |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #983 | 97 |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #896 | 109 |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #880 | 106 |
| 1985 | — | #946 | 93 | |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #900 | 95 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #848 | 106 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #813 | 118 |
| 1981 | — | #818 | 115 | |
| 1980 | — | #878 | 103 | |
| 1979 | #6,696 | 9 | #789 | 120 |
| 1978 | — | #798 | 113 | |
| 1977 | — | #816 | 109 | |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #786 | 111 |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 | #750 | 123 |
| 1974 | — | #796 | 101 | |
| 1973 | — | #839 | 90 | |
| 1972 | — | #826 | 94 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #797 | 102 |
| 1970 | — | #869 | 86 | |
| 1969 | — | #790 | 96 | |
| 1968 | — | #773 | 92 | |
| 1967 | — | #742 | 98 | |
| 1966 | — | #774 | 88 | |
| 1965 | — | #831 | 78 | |
| 1964 | — | #692 | 124 | |
| 1963 | — | #773 | 97 | |
| 1962 | — | #750 | 103 | |
| 1961 | — | #762 | 102 | |
| 1960 | — | #748 | 106 | |
| 1959 | — | #712 | 116 | |
| 1958 | — | #688 | 120 | |
| 1957 | — | #738 | 103 | |
| 1956 | — | #672 | 129 | |
| 1955 | — | #642 | 135 | |
| 1954 | — | #664 | 118 | |
| 1953 | — | #621 | 134 | |
| 1952 | — | #591 | 140 | |
| 1951 | — | #525 | 169 | |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #595 | 131 |
| 1949 | — | #535 | 154 | |
| 1948 | — | #523 | 160 | |
| 1947 | — | #504 | 177 | |
| 1946 | — | #497 | 168 | |
| 1945 | — | #490 | 152 | |
| 1944 | — | #543 | 126 | |
| 1943 | — | #521 | 144 | |
| 1942 | — | #496 | 154 | |
| 1941 | — | #535 | 121 | |
| 1940 | — | #483 | 142 | |
| 1939 | — | #495 | 135 | |
| 1938 | — | #499 | 136 | |
| 1937 | — | #437 | 167 | |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #482 | 137 |
| 1935 | — | #427 | 172 | |
| 1934 | — | #513 | 128 | |
| 1933 | — | #475 | 140 | |
| 1932 | — | #465 | 153 | |
| 1931 | — | #529 | 120 | |
| 1930 | — | #511 | 136 | |
| 1929 | — | #467 | 157 | |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #480 | 161 |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #435 | 194 |
| 1926 | — | #473 | 161 | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #422 | 203 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #481 | 165 |
| 1923 | — | #457 | 178 | |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #468 | 174 |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #442 | 193 |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #441 | 189 |
| 1919 | — | #422 | 193 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #548 | 120 |
| 1917 | — | #465 | 150 | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #528 | 117 |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | #450 | 148 |
| 1914 | — | #528 | 87 | |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | #503 | 74 |
| 1912 | — | #532 | 56 | |
| 1911 | — | #689 | 21 | |
| 1910 | — | #598 | 23 | |
| 1909 | — | #636 | 18 | |
| 1908 | — | #632 | 17 | |
| 1907 | — | #559 | 19 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,004 | 7 | |
| 1905 | — | #636 | 14 | |
| 1904 | — | #612 | 14 | |
| 1903 | — | #783 | 9 | |
| 1902 | — | #583 | 14 | |
| 1901 | — | #637 | 11 | |
| 1900 | — | #699 | 13 | |
| 1899 | — | #661 | 10 | |
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #609 | 12 | |
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #667 | 9 | |
| 1889 | — | #789 | 7 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #819 | 6 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Denver was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1886, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Denver is popular in 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Oklahoma#344 · 1 in 3,212
- Missouri#419 · 1 in 5,139
- Ohio#572 · 1 in 10,784
- Michigan#687 · 1 in 12,763
- Florida#889 · 1 in 15,284
Best ever in a state: #66 in West Virginia, 1915.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #344 | 7 | 1 in 3,212 |
| Missouri | #419 | 7 | 1 in 5,139 |
| Ohio | #572 | 7 | 1 in 10,784 |
| Michigan | #687 | 5 | 1 in 12,763 |
| Florida | #889 | 5 | 1 in 15,284 |
| Texas | #928 | 9 | 1 in 16,258 |
| California | #1,108 | 10 | 1 in 22,830 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Denver
- 30 spots since 2024 (#488 → #518)
- 8 spots since 2020 (#526 → #518)
- 379 spots since 2015 (#897 → #518)
- Biggest jump: 445 spots in 1907 (#1,004 → #559)
- Biggest drop: 368 spots in 1906 (#636 → #1,004)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1925 at #422 (203 births)
- Births halved by 1963, 38 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 120 yrs · run 1907–1988
- Highest: 1 in 2,707 boys born in 2022 were named Denver (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,955 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #422 in 1925, was only 1 in 5,497 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 18.6% of all boys named Denver (3,567) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | #789 (1889) | #839 |
| 1890s | 51 | #609 (1895) | #773 |
| 1900s | 136 | #559 (1907) | #678 |
| 1910s | 989 | #422 (1919) | #526 |
| 1920s | 1,775 | #422 (1925) | #457 |
| 1930s | 1,424 | #427 (1935) | #483 |
| 1940s | 1,498 | #483 (1940) | #513 |
| 1950s | 1,295 | #525 (1951) | #645 |
| 1960s | 984 | #692 (1964) | #764 |
| 1970s | 1,049 | #750 (1975) | #807 |
| 1980s | 1,036 | #813 (1982) | #904 |
| 1990s | 1,496 | #761 (1999) | #900 |
| 2000s | 1,521 | #893 (2000) | #1,091 |
| 2010s | 2,339 | #636 (2019) | #985 |
| 2020s | 3,567 | #479 (2022) | #505 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Denver in 1986
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 214,443 of them was named Denver, which outranked 39.6% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,134Zeinab9
- #7,134Zelma9
- #7,134Zora9
- #7,749Denver8
- #7,749Aamber8
- #7,749Abbigayle8
- #7,749Abigael8
- #8,523Aaisha7
- #8,523Abagael7
- #8,523Abbygail7
Tied with 773 names at #7,749; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 17,373 of them was named Denver, which outranked 88.8% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #877Federico107
- #877Isiah107
- #877Reece107
- #880Denver106
- #880Britt106
- #880Darwin106
- #880Deron106
- #886Cooper105
- #886Dontae105
- #886Eddy105
Tied with 5 names at #880; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.