Denim

Meaning: Sturdy cotton fabric
Origin: Named for Nîmes, France (from French, de Nîmes ('from Nîmes'))

Boy's name · #880 in the US (2025) · Trending

69% boys · 31% girls — Denim is also given to girls: 101 in 2025, about 31% in recent years. Denim →

Popularity over time

Denim is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1973, it stood at #880 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 2,700 boys have been named Denim along the way.

Across the states

In recent years, Denim ran about 8× its national rate in Louisiana.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Denims

Denim — Canadian drag queen

In stories & tradition

Denim — Mobile Suit Gundam (anime series)

Similar names: Beaux · Denis · Caius · Calum · Lyam · Alessio

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