How Many People Are Named Denver?
An estimated 16,987 people in the United States have the first name Denver. It is used for both genders, with 82.6% male. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Denver peaked in popularity in 2024 with 995 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Denver 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 Denver paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
16,987
About 1 in 20,177 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
82.6% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2024
995 births
Total Registered
22,502
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Denver
Denver is predominantly male (82.6%), though 3,909 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Denver as a male name
Ranked #486 in 2024
633 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (644 births)
Denver as a female name
Ranked #775 in 2024
362 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (365 births)
Denver: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Denver span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 4,690 babies were registered. Denver remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Denver by Decade
How has Denver 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | 18 | 0 | |
| 1890s | 51 | 51 | 0 | |
| 1900s | 136 | 136 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 1,012 | 989 | 23 | |
| 1920s | 1,813 | 1,775 | 38 | |
| 1930s | 1,430 | 1,424 | 6 | |
| 1940s | 1,498 | 1,498 | 0 | |
| 1950s | 1,301 | 1,295 | 6 | |
| 1960s | 984 | 984 | 0 | |
| 1970s | 1,078 | 1,049 | 29 | |
| 1980s | 1,086 | 1,036 | 50 | |
| 1990s | 1,661 | 1,496 | 165 | |
| 2000s | 1,886 | 1,520 | 366 | |
| 2010s | 3,858 | 2,337 | 1,521 | |
| 2020s | 4,690 | 2,985 | 1,705 | |
Denver by State
Birth registrations for Denver span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia. The lowest are in South Dakota, Nebraska, North Dakota. On average, about 407 Denvers were registered per state.
Denver + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Denver as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Denver
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Denver: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Denver?
We estimate approximately 16,987 people named Denver 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 20,177 Americans share this first name.
Is Denver a common name?
Denver is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22,502 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Denver most popular?
Denver reached peak popularity in 2024, when 995 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Denver is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Denver a male name?
Denver is predominantly male. 82.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Denver Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Denver Smith, Denver Johnson, Denver 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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