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Denholm

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 59

Scotland

#640

2008 births

Denholm is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2015 it was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 1997, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Denholm over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.

30
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Denholm by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 12
2000s 30
2010s (to 2015) 4

How popular is Denholm?

In 2015, Denholm was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Denholm is used

Scotland #640 3 in 2008
England & Wales #3,992 4 in 2015

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Denholm

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Denholm

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Denholm — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Denholm

How popular is the name Denholm?

In 2015, Denholm was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Denholm a girl's or a boy's name?

Denholm is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Denholm?

Denholm has 2 syllables.

When was Denholm most popular?

Denholm peaked in 1997, when 8 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.