Denver

#836 for girls in 2025, 326 births · #518 for boys in 2025, 578 births
Given to boys 81.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1925 · 203 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
19,178
since 1880

Denver over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202003peak #422, 1925girlsat peakboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#836326#518578
2024#780362#488633
2023#782360#510590
2022#861323#479645
2021#778365#508579
2020#896295#526542
2019#890300#636423
2018#1,035249#675370
2017#1,138218#820274
2016#1,320181#839269
2015#1,239197#897242
2014#1,692124#1,054188
2013#2,25982#1,119162
2012#2,67966#1,249141
2011#2,90959#1,229142
2010#3,51645#1,331128
2009#3,46047#1,314132
2008#3,37749#1,095169
2007#3,65344#1,197147
2006#3,79540#1,154146
2005#4,70428#1,093151
2004#4,49230#1,163134
2003#4,10932#1,007157
2002#3,88933#1,049146
2001#3,78534#944164
2000#4,18529#893175
1999#3,14841#761210
1998#4,36625#783196
1997#6,48314#869161
1996#5,06519#902146
1995#6,25714#862157
1994#5,71316#853158
1993#7,03812#992120
1992#6,65213#987119
1991#13,1475#987118
1990#11,4096#1,000111
1989#8,0379#1,08294
1988#7,6919#98397
1987#11,3255#896109
1986#7,7498#880106
1985—#94693
1984#7,3988#90095
1983#10,2755#848106
1982#9,2376#813118
1981—#818115
1980—#878103
1979#6,6969#789120
1978—#798113
1977—#816109
1976#8,1566#786111
1975#5,9849#750123
1974—#796101
1973—#83990
1972—#82694
1971#8,3245#797102
1970—#86986
1969—#79096
1968—#77392
1967—#74298
1966—#77488
1965—#83178
1964—#692124
1963—#77397
1962—#750103
1961—#762102
1960—#748106
1959—#712116
1958—#688120
1957—#738103
1956—#672129
1955—#642135
1954—#664118
1953—#621134
1952—#591140
1951—#525169
1950#4,7386#595131
1949—#535154
1948—#523160
1947—#504177
1946—#497168
1945—#490152
1944—#543126
1943—#521144
1942—#496154
1941—#535121
1940—#483142
1939—#495135
1938—#499136
1937—#437167
1936#3,7016#482137
1935—#427172
1934—#513128
1933—#475140
1932—#465153
1931—#529120
1930—#511136
1929—#467157
1928#4,1956#480161
1927#4,8055#435194
1926—#473161
1925#4,9735#422203
1924#5,0615#481165
1923—#457178
1922#4,4456#468174
1921#4,4646#442193
1920#4,9755#441189
1919—#422193
1918#4,8095#548120
1917—#465150
1916#4,4175#528117
1915#3,7956#450148
1914—#52887
1913#2,5407#50374
1912—#53256
1911—#68921
1910—#59823
1909—#63618
1908—#63217
1907—#55919
1906—#1,0047
1905—#63614
1904—#61214
1903—#7839
1902—#58314
1901—#63711
1900—#69913
1899—#66110
1898—#8048
1897—#9426
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1894—#9546
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First appearance
1880

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 2003

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedWAIdaho: #267 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,193 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedWIMichigan: #892 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,448 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedIAIndiana: #737 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,683 boysINOhio: #576 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 5,594 boysOHPennsylvania: #736 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 8,026 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,439 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 25,104 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedNEMissouri: #618 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,620 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #446 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,972 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedLAMississippi: #521 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,995 boysMSAlabama: #622 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,727 boysALGeorgia: #696 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,715 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Denver, so not publishedHITexas: #1,051 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 13,592 boysTXFlorida: #1,415 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 18,691 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#267 · 1 in 1,193
  2. Oklahoma#446 · 1 in 2,972
  3. Mississippi#521 · 1 in 2,995
  4. Ohio#576 · 1 in 5,594
  5. Missouri#618 · 1 in 5,620

Best ever in a state: #66 in West Virginia, 1915.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#26771 in 1,193
Oklahoma#44671 in 2,972
Mississippi#52151 in 2,995
Ohio#576121 in 5,594
Missouri#61861 in 5,620
Alabama#62251 in 4,727
Georgia#696101 in 5,715
Pennsylvania#73681 in 8,026
Indiana#73751 in 7,683
Michigan#89261 in 9,448
Texas#1,051131 in 13,592
Florida#1,41551 in 18,691
California#1,439101 in 25,104
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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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
45 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1925 at #422 (203 births)
  • Births halved by 1963, 38 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 120 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 120 yrs · run 1907–1988
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,707
  • 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
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 18.6% of all boys named Denver (3,567) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s18#789 (1889)#839
1890s51#609 (1895)#773
1900s136#559 (1907)#678
1910s989#422 (1919)#526
1920s1,775#422 (1925)#457
1930s1,424#427 (1935)#483
1940s1,498#483 (1940)#513
1950s1,295#525 (1951)#645
1960s984#692 (1964)#764
1970s1,049#750 (1975)#807
1980s1,036#813 (1982)#904
1990s1,496#761 (1999)#900
2000s1,521#893 (2000)#1,091
2010s2,339#636 (2019)#985
2020s3,567#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 2003

girls
#4,109
32 births · 1 in 57,098 girls
boys
#1,007
157 births · 1 in 12,582 boys

Top girls' names in 2003

  1. #1Emily25,693
  2. #2Emma22,719
  3. #3Madison20,201
  4. #4Hannah17,638
  5. #5Olivia16,154
  6. #6Abigail15,932
  7. #7Alexis14,867
  8. #8Ashley14,519
  9. #9Elizabeth14,123
  10. #10Samantha13,870
  11. #4,109Denver32

Top boys' names in 2003

  1. #1Jacob29,658
  2. #2Michael27,129
  3. #3Joshua25,106
  4. #4Matthew24,011
  5. #5Andrew22,162
  6. #6Joseph21,394
  7. #7Ethan21,362
  8. #8Daniel21,072
  9. #9Christopher20,753
  10. #10Anthony20,149
  11. #1,007Denver157
More about 2003

girls

1,827,145 girls got a published name in 2003; 1 in 57,098 of them was named Denver, which outranked 77.7% of the 18,439 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Denver
  1. #4,034Zaynah33
  2. #4,034Zenaida33
  3. #4,034Zykia33
  4. #4,109Denver32
  5. #4,109Aaliah32
  6. #4,109Adaline32
  7. #4,109Aiko32
  8. #4,220Aalyiah31
  9. #4,220Aeris31
  10. #4,220Ailish31

Tied with 110 names at #4,109; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,689Laci#2,126 → #437
  2. ↑ 1,528Karyme#2,467 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,500Roselyn#2,467 → #967
  4. ↑ 1,326Kaydence#2,310 → #984
  5. ↑ 1,170Sherlyn#2,081 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 481Odalys#951 → #1,432
  2. ↓ 400Kari#975 → #1,375
  3. ↓ 334Litzy#501 → #835
  4. ↓ 289Alysha#960 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 252Roxana#861 → #1,113

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,975,349 boys got a published name in 2003; 1 in 12,582 of them was named Denver, which outranked 92.1% of the 12,761 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Denver
  1. #1,001Marion158
  2. #1,001Samson158
  3. #1,001Vincenzo158
  4. #1,007Denver157
  5. #1,007Ajay157
  6. #1,007Colt157
  7. #1,007Jordyn157
  8. #1,012Alton156
  9. #1,012Braylon156
  10. #1,012Jeff156

Tied with 4 names at #1,007; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. ↑ 790Maddox#1,372 → #582
  2. ↑ 762Jahir#1,571 → #809
  3. ↑ 519Yair#1,236 → #717
  4. ↑ 450Jamarion#1,094 → #644
  5. ↑ 413Aydan#1,154 → #741
Fallers
  1. ↓ 819Lisandro#898 → #1,717
  2. ↓ 621Shemar#970 → #1,591
  3. ↓ 362Jaheem#891 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 337Keandre#998 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 334Savion#568 → #902

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2003 →