NameTides

Denver

Denver was the #518 boys' name in the US in 2025 (578 babies), and #745 in England & Wales and #438 in Canada.

Denver as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Denver as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & WalesScotland
Denver as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
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.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#518 (578)#745 (46)#762 (3)——#438 (73)
2024#488 (633)#945 (33)———#418 (77)
2023#510 (590)#1,175 (24)#482 (6)——#444 (65)
2022#479 (645)#799 (40)#472 (6)#414 (3)—#489 (57)
2021#508 (579)#738 (46)———#508 (57)
2020#526 (542)#856 (34)#426 (7)——#486 (55)
2019#636 (423)#1,189 (22)#701 (3)—#646 (4)#422 (69)
2018#675 (370)#1,097 (25)———#485 (57)
2017#820 (274)#1,546 (16)———#519 (54)
2016#839 (269)#1,157 (24)#707 (3)#358 (4)—#653 (40)
2015#897 (242)#1,121 (24)———#495 (57)
2014#1,054 (188)#1,035 (27)———#715 (35)
2013#1,119 (162)#1,001 (28)———#625 (41)
2012#1,249 (141)#1,507 (16)#568 (4)#403 (3)—#750 (31)
2011#1,229 (142)#1,600 (14)———#712 (33)

Denver as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Denver as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Denver as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#836 (326)#5,927 (3)—#2,131 (10)
2024#780 (362)#4,193 (5)—#1,234 (20)
2023#782 (360)#2,504 (10)—#1,419 (16)
2022#861 (323)#3,534 (6)—#1,482 (15)
2021#778 (365)#2,711 (9)—#1,592 (14)
2020#896 (295)#2,843 (8)#544 (5)#2,163 (9)
2019#890 (300)#3,151 (7)——
2018#1,035 (249)#3,518 (6)—#1,862 (11)
2017#1,138 (218)#4,763 (4)—#2,374 (8)
2016#1,320 (181)#4,096 (5)—#3,294 (5)
2015#1,239 (197)#4,736 (4)#806 (3)—
2014#1,692 (124)#4,684 (4)——
2013#2,259 (82)#4,050 (5)—#2,595 (7)
2012#2,679 (66)#3,285 (7)—#3,334 (5)
2011#2,909 (59)#4,764 (4)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #479.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2025, 36% of US babies named Denver were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 3,000 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 3,000uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Denver is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,800 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 2,500 to 1 in 3,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Denver by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #678WIVermont: 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: #544ILMichigan: #540MINew York: #770NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: #257SDIowa: #310IAIndiana: #338INOhio: #340OHPennsylvania: #546PANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,119CAUtah: #288UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #302MOKentucky: #236KYWest Virginia: #330WVVirginia: #473VAMaryland: #407MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #634AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #386KSArkansas: #232ARTennessee: #372TNNorth Carolina: #512NCSouth Carolina: #298SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #264OKLouisiana: #293LAMississippi: #281MSAlabama: #315ALGeorgia: #343GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #555TXFlorida: #585FL
Denver (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#34139
Quebec2025#5707

Denver (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DenverCanadaGirls#2,13110
DenverCanadaBoys#43873
DenverEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
DenverEngland & WalesBoys#74546
DenverIrelandBoys—too few
DenverNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DenverNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
DenverScotlandGirls—too few
DenverScotlandBoys#7623
DenverUSGirls#836326
DenverUSBoys#518578