Denton

Popularity Trends

The name Denton is the #3,830 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 5,084 recorded births since 1881. This represents the 50.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 50.5% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,684 (63.3% percentile) for all time with 5,084 births since 1881.

Denton first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1881 (first recorded for boys in 1881). Birth data for Denton is available in 118 out of the 143 years between 1881 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Denton reached its peak popularity in 1942, achieving the 10.9% percentile (ranked #491) with 46 births per million. The name was most common in 1897, with 74 births per million (ranked 1.8% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2015, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Denton ranks #878 for boys (3.6% percentile) with 21 births per million, which is 28.1% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Denton".

1881 2023 18812023

Key Statistics

Total Births

5,084

Peak Births

Peak Year

1942

First Recorded

1881

Peak Percentile

10.9%

Current Percentile

3.6%

Peak Rank

#491

Current Rank

#878

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Denton", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Denton.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Denton's popularity from 1897 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Denton at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Denton range from Niles at 61.6% correlation to Domenic at 55.6% correlation, with an average correlation level of 57.7%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Domenic with 10.9K births (100% boys) and the least popular is Elene with 1.2K births (100% girls).

Denton's share of births peaked at 73.8 births per million for boys in 1942. It reached its lowest point of 13.9 births per million (19% of peak) in 2021. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Denton had 20.8 births per million, 28% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Niles

4,363

61.63% (strong)

Nicolina

1,773

61.34% (strong)

Modesto

2,540

58.47% (moderate)

Sabino

1,870

57.73% (moderate)

Hercules

1,287

57.27% (moderate)

Meriam

1,381

57.20% (moderate)

Elene

1,248

57.06% (moderate)

Aldon

1,584

56.86% (moderate)

Ferrell

2,073

56.85% (moderate)

Yale

1,416

56.63% (moderate)

Amador

3,325

55.99% (moderate)

Domenic

10.9k

55.64% (moderate)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Denton

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Denton. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Denton is pronounced as DEHN-tuhn, which has 2 syllables.

DEHN-tuhn

100.0%

DEHN-tuhn (2 syllables)

Verified

100.0% confidence

D EH1 N T AH0 N

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

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For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like D EH1 N T AH0 N) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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