Denver is an established name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Denver is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #518 among boys (578) and #836 among girls (326) — overall #711 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 904 | 904 | #836 | #518 |
| 2024 | 995 | 995 | #780 | #488 |
| 2023 | 950 | 950 | #782 | #510 |
| 2022 | 968 | 968 | #862 | #480 |
| 2021 | 944 | 944 | #778 | #508 |
| 2020 | 837 | 837 | #896 | #526 |
| 2019 | 723 | 723 | #891 | #636 |
| 2018 | 619 | 619 | #1,037 | #675 |
| 2017 | 492 | 492 | #1,138 | #821 |
| 2016 | 450 | 450 | #1,321 | #839 |
| 2015 | 439 | 439 | #1,241 | #899 |
| 2014 | 312 | 312 | #1,697 | #1,054 |
| 2013 | 244 | 244 | #2,265 | #1,119 |
| 2012 | 207 | 207 | #2,690 | #1,251 |
| 2011 | 201 | 201 | #2,919 | #1,230 |
| 2010 | 173 | 173 | #3,531 | #1,332 |
| 2009 | 179 | 179 | #3,472 | #1,317 |
| 2008 | 218 | 218 | #3,388 | #1,095 |
| 2007 | 191 | 191 | #3,667 | #1,197 |
| 2006 | 186 | 186 | #3,810 | #1,155 |
| 2005 | 179 | 179 | #4,743 | #1,095 |
| 2004 | 164 | 164 | #4,527 | #1,164 |
| 2003 | 189 | 189 | #4,128 | #1,009 |
| 2002 | 179 | 179 | #3,909 | #1,049 |
| 2001 | 198 | 198 | #3,804 | #945 |
| 2000 | 204 | 204 | #4,218 | #894 |
| 1999 | 251 | 251 | #3,155 | #761 |
| 1998 | 221 | 221 | #4,399 | #784 |
| 1997 | 175 | — | #6,578 | #869 |
| 1996 | 165 | — | #5,118 | #903 |
| 1995 | 171 | — | #6,352 | #866 |
| 1994 | 174 | — | #5,789 | #855 |
| 1993 | 132 | — | #7,140 | #993 |
| 1992 | 132 | — | #6,748 | #992 |
| 1991 | 123 | — | #13,722 | #988 |
| 1990 | 117 | — | #11,773 | #1,002 |
| 1989 | 103 | — | #8,216 | #1,084 |
| 1988 | 106 | — | #7,867 | #984 |
| 1987 | 114 | — | #11,771 | #900 |
| 1986 | 114 | — | #7,936 | #882 |
| 1985 | 93 | — | — | #949 |
| 1984 | 103 | — | #7,567 | #903 |
| 1983 | 111 | — | #10,681 | #849 |
| 1982 | 124 | — | #9,523 | #815 |
| 1981 | 115 | — | — | #818 |
| 1980 | 103 | — | — | #881 |
| 1979 | 129 | — | #6,840 | #790 |
| 1978 | 113 | — | — | #799 |
| 1977 | 109 | — | — | #816 |
| 1976 | 117 | — | #8,406 | #787 |
| 1975 | 132 | — | #6,087 | #751 |
| 1974 | 101 | — | — | #796 |
| 1973 | 90 | — | — | #839 |
| 1972 | 94 | — | — | #829 |
| 1971 | 107 | — | #8,645 | #797 |
| 1970 | 86 | — | — | #870 |
| 1969 | 96 | — | — | #791 |
| 1968 | 92 | — | — | #773 |
| 1967 | 98 | — | — | #745 |
| 1966 | 88 | — | — | #775 |
| 1965 | 78 | — | — | #831 |
| 1964 | 124 | — | — | #694 |
| 1963 | 97 | — | — | #773 |
| 1962 | 103 | — | — | #751 |
| 1961 | 102 | — | — | #762 |
| 1960 | 106 | — | — | #749 |
| 1959 | 116 | — | — | #714 |
| 1958 | 120 | — | — | #688 |
| 1957 | 103 | — | — | #738 |
| 1956 | 129 | — | — | #672 |
| 1955 | 135 | — | — | #642 |
| 1954 | 118 | — | — | #665 |
| 1953 | 134 | — | — | #621 |
| 1952 | 140 | — | — | #591 |
| 1951 | 169 | — | — | #525 |
| 1950 | 137 | — | #4,867 | #596 |
| 1949 | 154 | — | — | #536 |
| 1948 | 160 | — | — | #524 |
| 1947 | 177 | — | — | #504 |
| 1946 | 168 | — | — | #497 |
| 1945 | 152 | — | — | #490 |
| 1944 | 126 | — | — | #543 |
| 1943 | 144 | — | — | #521 |
| 1942 | 154 | — | — | #496 |
| 1941 | 121 | — | — | #538 |
| 1940 | 142 | — | — | #484 |
| 1939 | 135 | — | — | #496 |
| 1938 | 136 | — | — | #500 |
| 1937 | 167 | — | — | #437 |
| 1936 | 143 | — | #3,801 | #482 |
| 1935 | 172 | — | — | #427 |
| 1934 | 128 | — | — | #514 |
| 1933 | 140 | — | — | #475 |
| 1932 | 153 | — | — | #466 |
| 1931 | 120 | — | — | #530 |
| 1930 | 136 | — | — | #511 |
| 1929 | 157 | — | — | #467 |
| 1928 | 167 | — | #4,303 | #480 |
| 1927 | 199 | — | #4,981 | #435 |
| 1926 | 161 | — | — | #473 |
| 1925 | 208 | — | #5,147 | #422 |
| 1924 | 170 | — | #5,256 | #481 |
| 1923 | 178 | — | — | #458 |
| 1922 | 180 | — | #4,581 | #468 |
| 1921 | 199 | — | #4,605 | #443 |
| 1920 | 194 | — | #5,165 | #442 |
| 1919 | 193 | — | — | #422 |
| 1918 | 125 | — | #5,005 | #548 |
| 1917 | 150 | — | — | #465 |
| 1916 | 122 | — | #4,591 | #528 |
| 1915 | 154 | — | #3,890 | #450 |
| 1914 | 87 | — | — | #529 |
| 1913 | 81 | — | #2,606 | #504 |
| 1912 | 56 | — | — | #532 |
| 1911 | 21 | — | — | #696 |
| 1910 | 23 | — | — | #604 |
| 1909 | 18 | — | — | #639 |
| 1908 | 17 | — | — | #637 |
| 1907 | 19 | — | — | #566 |
| 1906 | 7 | — | — | #1,036 |
| 1905 | 14 | — | — | #640 |
| 1904 | 14 | — | — | #620 |
| 1903 | 9 | — | — | #806 |
| 1902 | 14 | — | — | #593 |
| 1901 | 11 | — | — | #647 |
| 1900 | 13 | — | — | #705 |
| 1899 | 10 | — | — | #671 |
| 1898 | 8 | — | — | #824 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | — | #969 |
| 1895 | 12 | — | — | #615 |
| 1894 | 6 | — | — | #982 |
| 1890 | 9 | — | — | #681 |
| 1889 | 7 | — | — | #817 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | — | #844 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | — | #943 |