Is Denton a boy or girl name?
Denton is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 27 boys were named Denton, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 5,111 US babies named Denton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,995
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Denton since 1881
- 5,111
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 89 babies
Boys and girls named Denton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 273 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 389 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 408 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 471 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 423 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 359 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 397 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 516 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 670 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 527 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 478 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 168 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27 | #3,995 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,185 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 39 | #3,111 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,039 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,033 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 39 | #3,064 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 35 | #3,257 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,354 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 42 | #2,845 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 52 | #2,437 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 48 | #2,550 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 56 | #2,291 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 53 | #2,385 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 53 | #2,382 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 45 | #2,695 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 47 | #2,628 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,597 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 46 | #2,657 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 67 | #1,995 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 48 | #2,405 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 49 | #2,320 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 37 | #2,685 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 54 | #2,025 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 61 | #1,824 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 70 | #1,656 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 50 | #1,939 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 62 | #1,671 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 75 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 66 | #1,522 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 84 | #1,278 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 89 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 72 | #1,347 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 64 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 48 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 60 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 68 | #1,328 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 50 | #1,505 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 55 | #1,342 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 57 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 53 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 56 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 44 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 39 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 49 | #1,342 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 45 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 29 | #1,874 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 32 | #1,697 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 36 | #1,548 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 43 | #1,357 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 35 | #1,516 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 38 | #1,393 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 43 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 45 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 54 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 42 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 41 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 28 | #1,483 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 28 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 29 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 32 | #1,364 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 43 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 47 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 30 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 40 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 41 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 48 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 42 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 35 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 45 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 44 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 40 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 33 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 43 | #1,119 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 37 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 56 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 46 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 42 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 50 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 52 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 50 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 43 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 49 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 65 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 41 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 33 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 49 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 38 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 39 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 37 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 47 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 40 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 33 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 39 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 44 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 42 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 34 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 43 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 44 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 38 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 41 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 27 | #1,466 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 37 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 48 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 35 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 42 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 40 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 40 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 35 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 30 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 34 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 31 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 24 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 19 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 10 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 9 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 7 | #724 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Denton reached #724 in 1881. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Denton
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.