How Many People Are Named Denton?
An estimated 3,649 people in the United States have the first name Denton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Denton peaked in popularity in 1994 with 89 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Denton 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 Denton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,649
About 1 in 93,931 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1994
89 births
Total Registered
5,111
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Denton
Denton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,111 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Denton as a male name
Ranked #3,995 in 2024
27 male births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (89 births)
Denton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Denton span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 670 babies were registered. Denton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Denton by Decade
How has Denton 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.
Denton by State
Birth registrations for Denton span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in North Carolina, Louisiana, Indiana. On average, about 49 Dentons were registered per state.
Denton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Denton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Denton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Denton?
We estimate approximately 3,649 people named Denton 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 93,931 Americans share this first name.
Is Denton a common name?
Denton is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,111 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Denton most popular?
Denton reached peak popularity in 1994, when 89 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Denton is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Denton a male name?
Denton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Denton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Denton Smith, Denton Johnson, Denton 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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