Denym
Boy name · #2669 in 2025 · Very rare
Denym is currently the #2669 boy name in the United States — 49 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #7066, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 36,735 boys born in 2025 was named Denym.
The 23-year story
Denym first appears in the Social Security records in 2002, when 10 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 49 babies and a rank of #2641. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Denym per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Denym in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Denym is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Denym will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Denym is most common
State-level data for Denym is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Denym
Statistically, parents drawn to Denym tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Divit, Dream, Dakai, Diyan, and Avrum.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Denym | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #2641 |
| 2024 | 36 | #3272 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4456 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5445 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5110 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5451 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6104 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5106 |
| 2017 | 35 | #3249 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5789 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7066 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5485 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8789 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6626 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6578 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6698 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12553 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10921 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12055 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11356 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6522 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Denym a popular boy name?
Denym ranked #2669 among boys in 2025 with 49 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #7066.
When was the name Denym most popular?
Denym peaked in 2025, when 49 American boys received the name (ranked #2641 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Denym?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 36,735 newborn American boys was named Denym. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.