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Unisex name

Denim

/ˈdɛnəm/ · 29% girls, 71% boys · 372 born in 2025

Denim has been given to about 3,843 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdɛnəm/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,788
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Denim per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 372
  • Born in 2025372
  • All time3,843
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Denim?

Its best year was 2025, when 372 babies were given the name, ranking 1914th. The typical living American called Denim is about 8 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.08% of births.

Names that sound like Denim

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Denis0.75
  2. Dennis0.72
  3. Dennie0.67
  4. Denny0.64
  5. Denise0.60
  6. Devin0.60
  7. Demi0.60
  8. Denice0.60

Middle names for Denim

Ranked by flow score
  1. Denim Anne0.81
  2. Denim Eve0.80
  3. Denim Elizabeth0.78
  4. Denim Catherine0.78
  5. Denim Josephine0.78
  6. Denim Rose0.77

Sibling names for Denim

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Maisysister · 0.99
  2. Emilianasister · 0.99
  3. Zamirbrother · 0.99
  4. Kyrenbrother · 0.99
  5. Yahyabrother · 0.99
  6. Seraphinasister · 0.98

Where Denim is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.08%
  2. Georgia0.05%
  3. Mississippi0.05%
  4. Alabama0.03%
  5. Maryland0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Denim Anderson0.77
  2. Denim Reyes0.72
  3. Denim Nguyen0.72
  4. Denim Lee0.72
  5. Denim Hall0.72
  6. Denim Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Denim

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Denim across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.