Denver
Denver is both an English surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Denver
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Denver is both an English surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Denver
As a girl name
Denver first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1913, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 375 Denvers were born — ranking #752 that year. As of 2026, Denver ranks #752 for girls with 375 births, rising sharply (+25% over the past five years). In total, more than 5K Denvers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Denver first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 651 Denvers were born — ranking #480 that year. As of 2026, Denver ranks #480 for boys with 651 births, rising sharply (+44% over the past five years). In total, more than 20K Denvers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Denver
Phonetically similar names — useful when Denver is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Denture
- Devore
- Denner
- Dehner
- Dinner
- Dinar
- Denyer
- Dunner
- Dovre
- Denar
- Denair
- Davar
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Denver
Denver is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 20K births in the dataset. Denver's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #422. Use the chart and map above to compare Denver'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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