Gender
Origin
- French
- Named for Saint Denys
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Denys
Pronunciation
d(e)-nys, den-ys
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #6424, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8243, 9 births)
- Girls: peak in 1988 (rank #4495, 19 births); most recent 2010 (rank #14931, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | – |
| 2024 | 9 | – |
| 2023 | 9 | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | 7 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | 5 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | – |
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 2024 (rank #2919, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 5 |
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 1950 (rank #215, 49 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4157, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2014 | 11 |
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