Denilson
Denílson is a Portuguese given name. Among people with this name are:
Meaning & Origin of Denilson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Denílson is a Portuguese given name. Among people with this name are:
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The Story of Denilson
Denilson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1997, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 64 Denilsons were born — ranking #1,792 that year. As of 2026, Denilson ranks #4,217 for baby boys with 25 births, rising sharply (+85% over the past five years). In total, more than 762 Denilsons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Denilson
Denilson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 762 births in the dataset. Denilson's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #1,700. Use the chart and map above to compare Denilson's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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