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Denis

Gender

Male

Origin

French
From The Name Dennis
Russian

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Denis

Pronunciation

d(e)-nis

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1952 (rank #277, 617 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1708, 95 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #4442, 34 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13208, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025956
20241038
2023113–
20221027
20219210
20209524
2019123–
2018905
201795–
2016885

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #270, 193 births); most recent 2025 (rank #485, 80 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202580
202493
2023100
2022131
2021135
2020178
2019176
2018191
2017193
2016142

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1963 (rank #21, 6,152 births); most recent 2023 (rank #809, 50 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1953 (rank #1150, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
202350–
202247–
202159–
202060–
201958–
201881–
201777–
201674–
201572–
201473–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1965 (rank #24, 350 births); most recent 2025 (rank #229, 20 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202520
202425
202320
202229
202129
202029
201939
201830
201742
201645

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1975 (rank #142, 16 births); most recent 2025 (rank #762, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20253
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20203
20198
20185
20176
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #231, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #314, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20255
20245
20233
20225
2021–
20204
20193
20185
20175
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1947 (rank #90, 27 births); most recent 2010 (rank #581, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence