UK boy's name
Denholm
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2015. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Denholm is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Denholm popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2015 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3908, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 8 births.
This profile covers 46 England and Wales registrations across 10 recorded years from 1996 to 2015. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 58 living people in the UK are called Denholm. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2016 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Denholm ranked #3908 for boys in England and Wales in 2015, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1997, when 8 boys were registered as Denholm.
- • Denholm ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #638 in 2008.
- • About 58 living people in the UK are estimated to have Denholm as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3908
2015
Births in 2015
4
Latest year
Peak year
1997
8 births
Estimated living
58
2026
Popularity
Denholm over time
The chart below shows babies named Denholm registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2015. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Denholm, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2015, compared with 8 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Denholm by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Denholm was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #3908 | 4 | 1 |
| 2000s | #3173 | 30 | 7 |
| 1990s | #1906 | 12 | 2 |
Geography
Where Denholm is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Denholm. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Denholm ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #638 in 2008.
Across the UK
Denholm in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#638 in 2008
4 years of NRS records, 13 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Denholm
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Denholm Elliott
actor; character actor; stage actor; television actor; film actor
British actor (1922–1992)
1922-1992
Related
Names similar to Denholm
- Daniel 120,900
- Dylan 60,836
- David 37,852
- Dominic 20,480
- Declan 11,657
- Dexter 11,627
- Danny 8,434
- Dean 5,329
- Dillon 4,113
- Douglas 3,773
- Dominik 3,494
- Damian 3,486
FAQ
Denholm: questions and answers
How popular is the name Denholm in the UK right now?
In 2015, Denholm was ranked #3908 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Denholm most popular?
The peak year on record was 1997, with 8 babies registered as Denholm in England and Wales.
How many people are called Denholm in the UK?
A total of 46 babies have been registered as Denholm across the 10 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 13 more in Scotland.
Where is Denholm most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Denholm ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #638 in 2008. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.