NameTides

Denim

Denim was the #880 boys' name in the US in 2025 (271 babies), and #5,137 in England & Wales.

Denim as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
Denim as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, ScotlandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Denim as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, ScotlandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotland
2025#880 (271)#5,137 (3)—
2024#1,106 (194)——
2023#1,244 (156)——
2022#1,263 (154)——
2021#1,230 (156)——
2020#1,415 (122)——
2019#1,372 (130)——
2018#1,328 (136)——
2017#1,272 (143)——
2016#1,467 (117)——
2015#1,625 (98)#4,747 (3)—
2014#1,627 (95)——
2013#1,588 (97)——
2012#1,942 (73)——
2011#2,798 (42)——

Denim as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Denim as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020US
Denim as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#1,911 (101)—
2024#2,134 (89)—
2023#2,314 (79)—
2022#2,404 (76)—
2021#2,510 (70)—
2020#2,682 (62)—
2019#2,561 (68)—
2018#2,334 (78)—
2017#3,014 (54)—
2016#2,761 (62)—
2015#3,299 (49)—
2014#3,778 (40)—
2013#4,422 (32)—
2012#4,121 (36)—
2011#4,353 (33)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #880.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1973.
  • In 2025, 27% of US babies named Denim were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,300 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 6,300uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 16,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Denim is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,200 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,800 to 1 in 8,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Denim by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #677ILMichigan: #829MINew York: #1,055NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #855OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,197CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #709MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #809MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #551TNNorth Carolina: #718NCSouth Carolina: #501SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #239LAMississippi: #333MSAlabama: #422ALGeorgia: #357GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #892TXFlorida: #777FL
Denim (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500