Denver

What Denver means

Means “way”

Options: "fear" and "way".

Source: Wiktionary, “Denver” (revision 93670800), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Denver?

US: Rising: up from #897 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #1121 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2022, when 645 boys got the name (#479 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 2,955 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 5,912 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 6,547 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in SD (1.3 per 1,000 boys), AR (1.19 per 1,000 boys), KY (1.12 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Denver is #518 in the US and #745 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 63.9% of US babies named Denver were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

Wiktionary only lists the US pronunciation so far.

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Dynver5 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Denver

Boys

• Ridge#529From the word “ridge”^*
• Bellamy#721“fair + friend”^*
• Houston#675“Hugh s town”^*
• Baker#217From a surname for “a baker, or owner of a communal oven”^*
• Wells#345“spring”^*
• Walker#78Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #340 in 2015, #78 in 2025

For a sister

• Murphy#397“descendant of Murrough”^*
• Merritt#703Editor’s note Used for both: 77% of US babies named Merritt in 2025 were girls
• Fallon#778“descendant of Fallamhan”^*
• Sutton#181“south + town”^*
• Blake#295“black”^*
• Quincy#814Editor’s note Used for both: 44% of US babies named Quincy in 2025 were girls

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under From a place name, From a surname, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Denver’s. Rank is US 2025.