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Denver

Denver: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“from Anvers”
Origin
English
Say it
DEN-vər · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (83% of all uses)

Transferred from an English surname, originally denoting someone from Anvers (Antwerp) in Belgium. Its use as a first name is modern and surname-based.

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How popular is Denver?

2024299 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Denver in 2024995

2024 rank#486 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188022,502

Denver is rising: use over the last five years is 4.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Denver

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

Denver questions

What does the name Denver mean?

Denver means "from Anvers". It comes from English. Transferred from an English surname, originally denoting someone from Anvers (Antwerp) in Belgium. Its use as a first name is modern and surname-based.

Is Denver a boy or girl name?

Denver is mainly a boy's name in US records (83% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Denver?

995 US babies were named Denver in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Denver?

Denver is usually pronounced DEN-vər.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.