How Many People Are Named Denton?
people named Denton are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 96,658 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,143 babies named Denton in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
89 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname, originally from a place name, which meant "valley town" in Old English.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Denton in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Denton alive today is about 38 years old, and 41% are under 30. Half of them were between 20 and 55 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Denton first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 1994, to 89 babies. In 2025, 32 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Denton has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #723, in 1881. In 2025 it ranked #3,528.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,528 |
| Best rank | #723 (1881) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,476 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Denton alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Denton were born in Texas than in any other state: about 338 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Denton was given 7.5 times as often in Oklahoma, 4.9 times in Texas and 3.2 times in Pennsylvania.
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