Denis
Boy name · Ancient Greek origin
Denis meaning
Variant of Dennis, which means “follower of (the wine god) Dionysus”
Denis at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,636 in 2024
Denis popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #600 | 10 |
| 1890 | #814 | 7 |
| 1900 | #699 | 13 |
| 1910 | #1,118 | 9 |
| 1920 | #987 | 48 |
| 1930 | #662 | 88 |
| 1940 | #345 | 272 |
| 1950 | #312 | 481 |
| 1952 | #277 | 618 |
| 1960 | #416 | 363 |
| 1970 | #570 | 202 |
| 1980 | #789 | 123 |
| 1990 | #1,000 | 111 |
| 2000 | #1,220 | 110 |
| 2010 | #1,358 | 125 |
| 2020 | #1,672 | 95 |
| 2024 | #1,636 | 103 |
All 140 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #600 | 10 |
| 1881 | #595 | 9 |
| 1882 | #540 | 12 |
| 1883 | #720 | 7 |
| 1884 | #848 | 6 |
| 1885 | #641 | 9 |
| 1886 | #758 | 7 |
| 1887 | #679 | 8 |
| 1888 | #815 | 7 |
| 1889 | #878 | 6 |
| 1890 | #814 | 7 |
| 1891 | #963 | 5 |
| 1892 | #688 | 10 |
| 1893 | #836 | 7 |
| 1894 | #954 | 6 |
| 1895 | #609 | 12 |
| 1896 | #722 | 10 |
| 1898 | #663 | 11 |
| 1900 | #699 | 13 |
| 1901 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1904 | #874 | 8 |
| 1905 | #919 | 8 |
| 1906 | #1,004 | 7 |
| 1908 | #1,021 | 8 |
| 1909 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1910 | #1,118 | 9 |
| 1911 | #982 | 12 |
| 1912 | #970 | 22 |
| 1913 | #1,112 | 21 |
| 1914 | #1,019 | 30 |
| 1915 | #1,037 | 38 |
| 1916 | #1,043 | 38 |
| 1917 | #934 | 47 |
| 1918 | #966 | 48 |
| 1919 | #1,188 | 35 |
| 1920 | #987 | 48 |
| 1921 | #1,058 | 44 |
| 1922 | #949 | 54 |
| 1923 | #1,026 | 47 |
| 1924 | #916 | 58 |
| 1925 | #801 | 68 |
| 1926 | #699 | 82 |
| 1927 | #762 | 74 |
| 1928 | #779 | 69 |
| 1929 | #742 | 72 |
| 1930 | #662 | 88 |
| 1931 | #590 | 98 |
| 1932 | #587 | 101 |
| 1933 | #456 | 146 |
| 1934 | #475 | 143 |
| 1935 | #430 | 170 |
| 1936 | #433 | 166 |
| 1937 | #392 | 198 |
| 1938 | #356 | 243 |
| 1939 | #317 | 296 |
| 1940 | #345 | 272 |
| 1941 | #332 | 302 |
| 1942 | #311 | 392 |
| 1943 | #330 | 343 |
| 1944 | #337 | 312 |
| 1945 | #328 | 327 |
| 1946 | #307 | 448 |
| 1947 | #309 | 496 |
| 1948 | #323 | 428 |
| 1949 | #338 | 393 |
| 1950 | #312 | 481 |
| 1951 | #296 | 541 |
| 1952 | #277 | 618 |
| 1953 | #291 | 582 |
| 1954 | #297 | 574 |
| 1955 | #334 | 491 |
| 1956 | #335 | 493 |
| 1957 | #388 | 389 |
| 1958 | #387 | 409 |
| 1959 | #411 | 373 |
| 1960 | #416 | 363 |
| 1961 | #460 | 309 |
| 1962 | #439 | 326 |
| 1963 | #454 | 303 |
| 1964 | #477 | 275 |
| 1965 | #474 | 270 |
| 1966 | #461 | 273 |
| 1967 | #515 | 212 |
| 1968 | #504 | 224 |
| 1969 | #556 | 200 |
| 1970 | #570 | 202 |
| 1971 | #633 | 169 |
| 1972 | #625 | 158 |
| 1973 | #700 | 131 |
| 1974 | #710 | 134 |
| 1975 | #754 | 122 |
| 1976 | #712 | 138 |
| 1977 | #751 | 129 |
| 1978 | #827 | 107 |
| 1979 | #835 | 108 |
| 1980 | #789 | 123 |
| 1981 | #780 | 125 |
| 1982 | #969 | 86 |
| 1983 | #884 | 99 |
| 1984 | #1,000 | 79 |
| 1985 | #917 | 98 |
| 1986 | #860 | 111 |
| 1987 | #939 | 101 |
| 1988 | #1,058 | 88 |
| 1989 | #951 | 115 |
| 1990 | #1,000 | 111 |
| 1991 | #967 | 121 |
| 1992 | #1,029 | 113 |
| 1993 | #1,118 | 101 |
| 1994 | #1,168 | 95 |
| 1995 | #1,107 | 105 |
| 1996 | #1,155 | 102 |
| 1997 | #1,161 | 105 |
| 1998 | #1,133 | 110 |
| 1999 | #1,249 | 99 |
| 2000 | #1,220 | 110 |
| 2001 | #1,191 | 114 |
| 2002 | #1,191 | 117 |
| 2003 | #1,076 | 144 |
| 2004 | #1,085 | 146 |
| 2005 | #1,143 | 141 |
| 2006 | #1,106 | 158 |
| 2007 | #1,132 | 158 |
| 2008 | #1,319 | 132 |
| 2009 | #1,241 | 144 |
| 2010 | #1,358 | 125 |
| 2011 | #1,411 | 117 |
| 2012 | #1,359 | 124 |
| 2013 | #1,399 | 120 |
| 2014 | #1,559 | 102 |
| 2015 | #1,502 | 110 |
| 2016 | #1,753 | 88 |
| 2017 | #1,661 | 95 |
| 2018 | #1,724 | 90 |
| 2019 | #1,419 | 123 |
| 2020 | #1,672 | 95 |
| 2021 | #1,748 | 92 |
| 2022 | #1,678 | 102 |
| 2023 | #1,547 | 113 |
| 2024 | #1,636 | 103 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Denis” (revision 92997705), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Dennis” (revision 92413437), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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