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Denver

Pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/

Rank in 2024
#778
Born in 2024
362
Peak year
2021 · #778
Origin
Not recorded
Also recorded for boys:633 in 2024 (#487)

1880 to 2024

Rising
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 362 girls were named Denver, about 1 in every 4,456.
  • It peaked in 2021 with 365 babies, ranked #778.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1913.
  • 3,909 girls have been named Denver since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Denver per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 55 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 12 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 6 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 29 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 135 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Z: 616 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 3,056 babies, 0.15 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

Named after James W. Denver. The surname Denver ultimately derives from Old English Dene-fær ("crossing or passing of the Danes"), from Dene + fær; or alternatively from den-ōfer ("valley-bank"), from denu + ofer.

  • A male given name transferred from the place name or surname.
Origin
Not recorded
Say it
/ˈdɛnvɚ/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Denver, CC BY-SA 4.0.