How Many People Are Named Denver?
people named Denver are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 19,584 people in the US has this name
Based on 23,413 babies named Denver in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
995 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which was from a place name meaning "Dane ford" in Old English. This is the name of the capital city of Colorado, which was named for the politician James W. Denver (1817-1892).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Denver, 23.7% were girls and 76.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Denver rose from 0% in the 1900s to 36.3% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Denver alive today is about 24 years old, and 69% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 38 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Denver first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2024, to 995 babies. In 2025, 904 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Denver has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #422, in 1919 and 1925. In 2025 it ranked #518. Among girls, its best rank was #778, in 2021.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #518 | #836 |
| Best rank | #422 (1919 and 1925) | #778 (2021) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #508 in the 2020s | #812 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Denver alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Denver were born in Ohio than in any other state: about 1,335 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Denver was given 10.9 times as often in West Virginia, 5.6 times in Kentucky and 2.9 times in Arkansas.
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