Mostly boys · peaked in 2022
Denver name popularity since 1925
21,275 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Denver (19.7% girls, 80.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2003 or earlier, so the typical Denver is about 23 years old in 2026. Denver peaked in 2022 as the #480 name for boys, and it ranked #518 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 21,275
- Named Denver, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #518
- for boys in 2025 (578 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 80.3% boys
- 4,190 girls · 17,085 boys
- Most popular in
- West Virginia
- 8.45× its national share
Peak year is the year Denver made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Denver births per year, 1925–2025
2022 was the biggest year for Denver both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1999 and 2004, Denver's share of baby boys fell by 38%, from 1 in 9,140 to 1 in 14,800.
- Fastest rise: Between 2017 and 2022, it became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 6,760 baby boys to 1 in 2,710.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Denver's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Denver.
Decade by decade
Babies named Denver in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 16 | 876 | – |
| 1930s | 6 | 1,424 | #427 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,498 | #490 |
| 1950s | 6 | 1,295 | #642 |
| 1960s | 0 | 984 | #831 |
| 1970s | 29 | 1,049 | #751 |
| 1980s | 50 | 1,036 | #949 |
| 1990s | 165 | 1,496 | #866 |
| 2000s | 366 | 1,521 | #1,095 |
| 2010s | 1,521 | 2,339 | #899 |
| 2020–25 | 2,031 | 3,567 | #518 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
41.7% of babies named Denver from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Denver is most popular
The index compares Denver's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Denver.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 8.45× | 1,174 |
| Kentucky | 5.26× | 1,391 |
| Oklahoma | 2.85× | 587 |
| Arkansas | 2.73× | 444 |
| Ohio | 2.38× | 1,733 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Denver's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Denver.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Denver (2022).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data