Denym
Denym was the 2965th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 56 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,124 places. More babies were named Denym in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Denim) denim (cloth 'of Nîmes') · English, French
- Rank in 2025
- #2,965 girls, up 2,236 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 56girls
- Girls and boys
- 59% girls, 41% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202556 babies
- Total since 1880
- 774babies recorded
What does the name Denym mean?
Denym is a spelling of Denim, pronounced the same way, so it shares Denim's meaning and origin.
Denim is an English word name taken from the sturdy cotton cloth used for jeans. The American Heritage Dictionary and Wiktionary trace the word to French serge de Nîmes, "serge (cloth) of Nîmes", after the city in southern France. As a first name it is a recent choice with no older history.
de Nîmes (French, “of Nîmes (a French city)”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th ed., entry 'denim' (etymology), HarperCollins / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Wiktionary, entry 'denim', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Denym popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
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| 2025 | #2,965 | #2,652 | 56 | 49 |
| 2020 | #5,201 | #5,515 | 24 | 16 |
| 2010 | #15,474 | #6,780 | 6 | 12 |
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How popular is Denym, counting every spelling?
Denym is a spelling of Denim, a name family that ranked #1,305 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,965 for Denym on its own. Together these spellings went to 157 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denim | 101 | #1,914 | 415 |
| Denym | 56 | #2,965 | 210 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Denym?
56 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Denym (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Denym born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 150 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Denym.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Denym?
About 400 people born in the US named Denym are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 10. That makes Denym a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Denym by state
How common Denym was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Denym: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Denym, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Denym
What does Denym mean?
Denym is a spelling of Denim, which means “denim (cloth 'of Nîmes')” (English, French origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Denym?
Denym was the 2965th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 56 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,124 places. More babies were named Denym in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Denym a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 59% girls, 41% boys given the name Denym in the US.
Where is Denym most popular?
In 2021–2025, Denym was most common in Louisiana (0.18 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Texas.