Deniro
Of unclear origin, potentially derived from an Italian surname.
Name Census estimates that about 405 living Americans carry the first name Deniro. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Deniro today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Deniro births was 2020 (32 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Deniro. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Deniro with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
405
~ 1 in 846,307 Americans
Peak year
2020
32 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,211
Tracked since 1987
Census
Deniro in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 257 people with the first name Deniro, which placed it at #32,623 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#32,623
National first-name rank
People counted
257
257 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
67.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Deniro
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Deniro is Black at 67.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (18.7%) and White (6.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Deniro described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Deniro at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American67.7% · 174
- Hispanic or Latino18.7% · 48
- White6.6% · 17
- Two or more races4.7% · 12
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 3
Popularity
Deniro: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Deniro from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 136 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Deniro by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Deniro during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Deniros live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Deniro, while New York, Texas, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 13 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Deniro
The name Deniro is an Italian given name derived from the Italian phrase "di nero," which means "of black" or "dark-colored." This name likely originated in Italy during the Middle Ages, when it was common for people to be given descriptive surnames or nicknames based on their physical appearance or characteristics.
The earliest recorded use of Deniro as a first name dates back to the 13th century in Italy. One notable historical figure who bore this name was Deniro da Castiglione, an Italian painter born in the late 15th century who was known for his frescoes in churches throughout northern Italy.
In the 16th century, Deniro became a more common name among Italian nobility and aristocracy. One famous bearer of the name during this time was Deniro Boccaccio, an Italian poet and writer born in 1525 who was celebrated for his sonnets and lyrical works.
During the Renaissance period, the name Deniro was also associated with several influential artists and intellectuals. Deniro Cellini, born in 1500, was a renowned Italian sculptor and goldsmith who is best known for his masterpiece, the Perseus with the Head of Medusa.
As the name spread beyond Italy, it gained popularity in other parts of Europe and the Americas. In the 19th century, Deniro Montez was a Mexican revolutionary and military leader who played a crucial role in the Mexican War of Independence against Spanish rule.
Another notable figure with the name Deniro was Deniro Petrovich, a Russian novelist and playwright born in 1856. His works, which often explored themes of social injustice and the plight of the working class, were highly influential in shaping the realist literary movement in Russia.
People
Deniro + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Deniro as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Deniro: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deniro?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 405 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Deniro going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 846,307 US residents.
Is Deniro a common name?
We classify Deniro as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 410 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Deniro most popular?
The single biggest year for Deniro was 2020, when 32 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Deniro is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Deniro in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 257 people with the name Deniro, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #32,623 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Deniro in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Deniro?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Deniro appears almost entirely male. Of the 260 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Deniro?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Deniro is Black at 67.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (18.7%) and White (6.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Deniro most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Deniro in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.7% (174 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Deniro in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Deniro a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Deniro in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Deniro still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Deniro in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Deniro can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Deniro?
Find out how many people share the name Deniro on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.