Denis

DEH-neez /ˈdɛniz/
boy 2 syllables cooling

Denis is an established variant of Dennis that peaked in 1952 and has since faded.

Denis is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,712 among boys (95) and #13,640 among girls (6) — overall #3,511 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.

About the name Denis

PronunciationDEH-neez /ˈdɛniz/
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#13,640among girls 2025
#1,712among boys 2025
#1,988unisex rank 2025
#3,511among all names 2025
6girls 2025
95boys 2025

Names similar to Denis

How popular is Denis?

Boys named Denis 95 in 2025
188019001920194019601980200020202025
Boys named Denis per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)
Girls named Denis 6 in 2025
1938194019601980200020202025
Girls named Denis per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)

Denis total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
2025101101#13,640#1,712
2024111111#11,367#1,643
2023113113#1,551
2022109109#12,578#1,681
2021102102#9,752#1,755
2020119119#5,200#1,675
2019123123#1,421
20189595#16,310#1,726
20179595#1,664
20169393#16,924#1,756
2015110110#1,505
2014108108#15,073#1,560
2013129129#11,255#1,401
2012131131#13,868#1,360
2011130130#8,758#1,415
2010143143#6,991#1,358
2009169169#5,588#1,244
2008166166#4,477#1,320
2007185185#5,278#1,134
2006186186#4,992#1,107
2005169169#4,742#1,145
2004173173#4,972#1,082
2003170170#4,844#1,076
2002142142#4,802#1,195
2001131131#6,401#1,192
2000129129#5,769#1,220
1999110110#8,383#1,251
1998124133#6,810#1,134
1997117#7,402#1,161
1996124#4,632#1,156
1995114#8,957#1,110
1994111#5,787#1,170
1993120#5,044#1,119
1992135#4,575#1,030
1991136#6,021#967
1990125#6,214#1,001
1989130#5,620#953
198893#12,296#1,059
1987117#4,907#939
1986120#7,263#861
1985109#6,136#919
198486#8,387#1,002
1983105#9,321#885
198298#5,632#973
1981140#4,785#781
1980138#4,788#790
1979115#8,252#835
1978113#8,817#828
1977137#7,044#753
1976152#4,412#711
1975129#7,353#754
1974134#710
1973138#6,832#702
1972163#8,575#626
1971177#6,143#633
1970212#5,140#570
1969207#6,106#556
1968234#4,564#504
1967224#3,894#515
1966282#4,576#461
1965275#6,761#474
1964275#477
1963309#5,445#455
1962332#6,025#439
1961317#5,428#459
1960374#3,965#416
1959380#5,727#410
1958414#6,317#387
1957398#4,296#388
1956499#5,444#335
1955496#6,044#334
1954583#4,045#297
1953589#5,194#291
1952625#4,591#277
1951541#296
1950487#4,864#312
1949393#338
1948434#4,797#323
1947496#309
1946454#4,549#307
1945332#4,703#329
1944312#337
1943343#330
1942398#4,230#311
1941302#332
1940272#346
1939296#317
1938249#3,544#359
1937198#394
1936166#434
1935170#431
1934143#476
1933146#457
1932102#587
193197#596
193088#664
192972#745
192869#781
192774#763
192682#700
192568#804
192458#920
192347#1,031
192254#950
192144#1,058
192048#992
191935#1,193
191848#967
191747#937
191638#1,048
191538#1,042
191430#1,030
191321#1,121
191222#974
191112#998
19109#1,136
19096#1,313
19088#1,039
19067#1,035
19058#942
19048#899
19015#1,091
190013#704
189811#671
189610#736
189512#614
18946#981
18937#851
189210#698
18915#1,007
18907#826
18896#900
18887#836
18878#700
18867#781
18859#658
18846#878
18837#741
188212#547
18819#611
188010#609