Is Denim a boy or girl name?

Denim is a unisex name. Of the 3,843 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 29.2% were girls and 70.8% were boys.

Denim

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Denim was most popular in 2025, when 372 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,447 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,447, with 372 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,843 people named Denim.

Denim over time

Births per year. The dot marks Denim’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Denim a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Denim is a unisex name — 29.2% of the 3,843 Americans given it were girls and 70.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 32% girls and 68% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Denim

Where Denim is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org