Den

Boy · recorded 1942–1958

  • 1958last recorded
  • 1942best year

Most popular in 1942.

Last recorded in 1958. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Den.

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Its story

Popularity since 1942

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 3 recorded years as a table
Den, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19424
19493
19582

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Den isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1958
5
Rank in 1958
#3,944
How rare
1 in 424,481 boys
Since 1942
17

Den was last recorded in 1958. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1942, at 4 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Den doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.