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Denver

Gender
Mostly boys
Say it
DEN-ver
Origin
English
UK rank, 2025
#773 for boys
US rank, 2025
#518 for boys

Denver is a name of English origin, meaning “crossing of the Danes”. In 2025 it ranked 773rd for boys in the UK (49 babies) and 518th for boys in the US (578 babies).

What does Denver mean?

English: English surname from Denver in Norfolk

“crossing of the Danes”

The city of Denver, Colorado, was named after James W. Denver, a governor of Kansas Territory.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Denver a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Denver has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 49 boys in the UK and 326 girls and 578 boys in the US.

How popular is Denver in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#773among boys
Babies in 2025
49about 1 in 6,100 boys
Five-year trend
Steadyup 22% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 49 boys in the UK were named Denver, making it the 773rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 825th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 49 boys. 3 girls were also named Denver in 2025 (5,990th for girls).

Half of all the boys named Denver in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

Girls were 38% of the babies named Denver in the UK in 1997, and 6% in 2025.

Among boys in 2025, it was 745th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 49 in 20222025
Denver in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
202549#773
202433#1,003
202330#1,072
202249#752
202147#788
202041#825
201925#1,159
201826#1,142
201717#1,563
201631#1,030
201524#1,202
201428#1,079
201329#1,040
201223#1,234
201116#1,542
20109#2,306
200916#1,507
200816#1,490
200713#1,667
200619#1,207
200519#1,180
200413#1,417
200317#1,124
200214#1,193
200124#796
200020#882
199924#755
199813#1,112
199710#1,319
19968#1,506

How popular is Denver in the US?

Rank in 2025
#518among boys
Babies in 2025
578about 1 in 3,000 boys
Five-year trend
Risingup 35% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 578 boys in the US were named Denver, making it the 518th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 526th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 645 boys. 326 girls were also named Denver in 2025 (836th for girls).

2025 had fewer boys named Denver than any year since 2020.

Half of all the boys named Denver in the US since 1880 were born between 1942 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.

Girls were 9% of the babies named Denver in the US in 1913, and 36% in 2025.

1880Busiest: 645 in 20222025
Denver in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025578#518
2024633#488
2023590#510
2022645#479
2021579#508
2020542#526
2019423#636
2018370#675
2017274#820
2016269#839
2015242#897
2014188#1,054
2013162#1,119
2012141#1,249
2011142#1,229
2010128#1,331
2009132#1,314
2008169#1,095
2007147#1,197
2006146#1,154
2005151#1,092
2004134#1,161
2003157#1,006
2002146#1,048
2001164#943
2000175#891
1999210#759
1998196#782
1997161#867
1996146#900
1995157#859
1994158#850
1993120#988
1992119#984
1991118#981
1990111#996
198994#1,078
198897#982
1987109#895
1986106#880
198593#946
198495#900
1983106#848
1982118#813
1981115#818
1980103#878
1979120#789
1978113#798
1977109#816
1976111#786
1975123#750
1974101#796
197390#839
197294#826
1971102#797
197086#869
196996#790
196892#773
196798#742
196688#774
196578#831
1964124#692
196397#773
1962103#749
1961102#761
1960106#747
1959116#711
1958120#687
1957103#737
1956129#671
1955135#641
1954118#663
1953134#620
1952140#590
1951169#524
1950131#594
1949154#534
1948160#522
1947177#504
1946168#497
1945152#490
1944126#543
1943144#521
1942154#496
1941121#535
1940142#483
1939135#495
1938136#499
1937167#437
1936137#482
1935172#427
1934128#513
1933140#475
1932153#465
1931120#529
1930136#511
1929157#467
1928161#480
1927194#435
1926161#473
1925203#422
1924165#481
1923178#457
1922174#468
1921193#442
1920189#441
1919193#422
1918120#548
1917150#465
1916117#528
1915148#450
191487#528
191374#503
191256#532
191121#689
191023#598
190918#636
190817#632
190719#559
19067#1,003
190514#636
190414#612
19039#783
190214#582
190111#637
190013#698
189910#661
18988#803
18976#941
18960–
189512#609
18946#953
18930–
18920–
18910–
18909#667
18897#789
18880–
18876#819
18860–
18850–
18840–
18830–
18820–
18810–
18805#909

Names like Denver

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Names related to Denver

Dynver

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Denver: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/denver, updated 20 October 2026.