Is Denver a boy or girl name?
Denver is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 362 girls and 633 boys were named Denver, so 36.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 17.4% of the 22,502 US babies named Denver were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #486
- Girl rank, 2024
- #775
- Babies named Denver since 1880
- 22,502
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 995 babies
Boys and girls named Denver, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 51 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 136 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 989 | 23 | 2.3% |
| 1920s | 1,775 | 38 | 2.1% |
| 1930s | 1,424 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 1,498 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,295 | 6 | 0.5% |
| 1960s | 984 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,049 | 29 | 2.7% |
| 1980s | 1,036 | 50 | 4.6% |
| 1990s | 1,496 | 165 | 9.9% |
| 2000s | 1,520 | 366 | 19.4% |
| 2010s | 2,337 | 1,521 | 39.4% |
| 2020s | 2,985 | 1,705 | 36.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 633 | #486 | 362 | #775 |
| 2023 | 587 | #510 | 360 | #782 |
| 2022 | 644 | #481 | 323 | #862 |
| 2021 | 579 | #508 | 365 | #778 |
| 2020 | 542 | #526 | 295 | #896 |
| 2019 | 423 | #636 | 300 | #891 |
| 2018 | 370 | #675 | 249 | #1,036 |
| 2017 | 274 | #820 | 218 | #1,138 |
| 2016 | 269 | #839 | 181 | #1,321 |
| 2015 | 242 | #899 | 197 | #1,241 |
| 2014 | 188 | #1,054 | 124 | #1,695 |
| 2013 | 162 | #1,119 | 82 | #2,265 |
| 2012 | 140 | #1,257 | 66 | #2,690 |
| 2011 | 142 | #1,229 | 59 | #2,918 |
| 2010 | 127 | #1,343 | 45 | #3,530 |
| 2009 | 132 | #1,316 | 47 | #3,471 |
| 2008 | 168 | #1,097 | 49 | #3,387 |
| 2007 | 147 | #1,197 | 44 | #3,666 |
| 2006 | 146 | #1,155 | 40 | #3,810 |
| 2005 | 151 | #1,095 | 28 | #4,743 |
| 2004 | 134 | #1,164 | 30 | #4,526 |
| 2003 | 157 | #1,009 | 32 | #4,128 |
| 2002 | 146 | #1,049 | 33 | #3,909 |
| 2001 | 164 | #945 | 34 | #3,804 |
| 2000 | 175 | #894 | 29 | #4,218 |
| 1999 | 210 | #761 | 41 | #3,155 |
| 1998 | 196 | #784 | 25 | #4,399 |
| 1997 | 161 | #869 | 14 | #6,578 |
| 1996 | 146 | #903 | 19 | #5,118 |
| 1995 | 157 | #867 | 14 | #6,351 |
| 1994 | 158 | #855 | 16 | #5,789 |
| 1993 | 120 | #993 | 12 | #7,140 |
| 1992 | 119 | #992 | 13 | #6,746 |
| 1991 | 118 | #988 | 5 | #13,722 |
| 1990 | 111 | #1,002 | 6 | #11,772 |
| 1989 | 94 | #1,084 | 9 | #8,216 |
| 1988 | 97 | #984 | 9 | #7,867 |
| 1987 | 109 | #900 | 5 | #11,770 |
| 1986 | 106 | #882 | 8 | #7,937 |
| 1985 | 93 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 95 | #903 | 8 | #7,567 |
| 1983 | 106 | #849 | 5 | #10,679 |
| 1982 | 118 | #815 | 6 | #9,523 |
| 1981 | 115 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 103 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 120 | #790 | 9 | #6,839 |
| 1978 | 113 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 109 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 111 | #787 | 6 | #8,407 |
| 1975 | 123 | #751 | 9 | #6,087 |
| 1974 | 101 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 90 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 94 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 102 | #797 | 5 | #8,644 |
| 1970 | 86 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 96 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 92 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 98 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 88 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 78 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 124 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 97 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 103 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 102 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 106 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 116 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 120 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 103 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 129 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 135 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 118 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 134 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 140 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 169 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 131 | #596 | 6 | #4,867 |
| 1949 | 154 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 160 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 177 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 168 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 152 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 126 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 144 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 154 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 121 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 142 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 135 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 136 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 167 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 137 | #482 | 6 | #3,801 |
| 1935 | 172 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 128 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 140 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 153 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 120 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 136 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 157 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 161 | #480 | 6 | #4,303 |
| 1927 | 194 | #435 | 5 | #4,981 |
| 1926 | 161 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 203 | #422 | 5 | #5,147 |
| 1924 | 165 | #481 | 5 | #5,256 |
| 1923 | 178 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 174 | #468 | 6 | #4,580 |
| 1921 | 193 | #443 | 6 | #4,605 |
| 1920 | 189 | #442 | 5 | #5,165 |
| 1919 | 193 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 120 | #548 | 5 | #5,005 |
| 1917 | 150 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 117 | #528 | 5 | #4,591 |
| 1915 | 148 | #450 | 6 | #3,890 |
| 1914 | 87 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 74 | #504 | 7 | #2,606 |
| 1912 | 56 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 21 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 23 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 18 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 17 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 19 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 14 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 14 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 9 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 14 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 11 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 13 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 10 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 12 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 9 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #943 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Denver reached #422 in 1919. As a girl name, it reached #775 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.
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.