How Many People Are Named Denilson?
An estimated 704 people in the United States have the first name Denilson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Denilson peaked in popularity in 2002 with 64 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Denilson as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Denilson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
704
About 1 in 486,867 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2002
64 births
Total Registered
713
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Denilson
Denilson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 713 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Denilson as a male name
Ranked #4,210 in 2024
25 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (64 births)
Denilson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Denilson span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 372 babies were registered. Denilson has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Denilson by Decade
How has Denilson tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Denilson by State
Birth registrations for Denilson span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, Maryland, Georgia. On average, about 26 Denilsons were registered per state.
Denilson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Denilson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Denilson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Denilson?
We estimate approximately 704 people named Denilson are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 486,867 Americans share this first name.
Is Denilson a common name?
Denilson is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 713 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Denilson most popular?
Denilson reached peak popularity in 2002, when 64 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Denilson is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Denilson a male name?
Denilson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Denilson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Denilson Smith, Denilson Johnson, Denilson Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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