Is Denim a boy or girl name?
Denim is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 89 girls and 192 boys were named Denim, so 31.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 29.4% of the 3,467 US babies named Denim were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,110
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,132
- Babies named Denim since 1973
- 3,467
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 281 babies
Boys and girls named Denim, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 16 | 5 | 23.8% |
| 1990s | 62 | 17 | 21.5% |
| 2000s | 546 | 156 | 22.2% |
| 2010s | 1,018 | 466 | 31.4% |
| 2020s | 779 | 376 | 32.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 192 | #1,110 | 89 | #2,132 |
| 2023 | 156 | #1,244 | 79 | #2,317 |
| 2022 | 154 | #1,263 | 76 | #2,408 |
| 2021 | 155 | #1,236 | 70 | #2,514 |
| 2020 | 122 | #1,416 | 62 | #2,690 |
| 2019 | 130 | #1,374 | 68 | #2,569 |
| 2018 | 136 | #1,330 | 78 | #2,344 |
| 2017 | 143 | #1,272 | 53 | #3,062 |
| 2016 | 117 | #1,470 | 62 | #2,773 |
| 2015 | 98 | #1,626 | 49 | #3,309 |
| 2014 | 95 | #1,632 | 40 | #3,792 |
| 2013 | 97 | #1,592 | 32 | #4,450 |
| 2012 | 73 | #1,948 | 36 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 42 | #2,811 | 33 | #4,387 |
| 2010 | 87 | #1,744 | 15 | #7,995 |
| 2009 | 79 | #1,853 | 18 | #7,138 |
| 2008 | 67 | #2,070 | 20 | #6,625 |
| 2007 | 71 | #1,983 | 24 | #5,760 |
| 2006 | 74 | #1,845 | 14 | #8,367 |
| 2005 | 61 | #2,040 | 20 | #6,076 |
| 2004 | 67 | #1,840 | 25 | #5,101 |
| 2003 | 55 | #2,061 | 20 | #5,876 |
| 2002 | 52 | #2,071 | 15 | #7,153 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,449 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,418 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,666 | 5 | #15,033 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,772 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,477 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,347 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,869 | 7 | #10,811 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,551 | 5 | #14,002 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,684 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,506 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,199 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,294 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,512 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,484 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,287 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,223 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,071 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,671 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,275 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Denim reached #1,110 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #2,132 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Denim
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.