Denis Boy
How popular is Denis?
#1,708 boy name in 2025
95 baby boys were named Denis in the US in 2025, making it the 1708th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Denis popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,708 for boys (▼ 67 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 95 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-14% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,502 in 2015, #1,673 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1952 (618 boys) |
| Highest rank | #277 in 1952 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 94% boys, 6% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Denis counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Dennis family of names ranked #540 for boys in 2025, with 535 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Denis is most popular
Babies named Denis per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Maryland: 0.2 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (51 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (39 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (60 boys)
Denis by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 81 | #540 |
| 1890s | 68 | #609 |
| 1900s | 55 | #698 |
| 1910s | 300 | #934 |
| 1920s | 616 | #699 |
| 1930s | 1,648 | #317 |
| 1940s | 3,713 | #307 |
| 1950s | 4,953 | #277 |
| 1960s | 2,755 | #416 |
| 1970s | 1,398 | #570 |
| 1980s | 1,025 | #780 |
| 1990s | 1,062 | #962 |
| 2000s | 1,365 | #1,075 |
| 2010s | 1,094 | #1,358 |
| 2020s | 600 | #1,547 |
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Questions
- Is Denis a boy or girl name?
- Denis is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Denis were boys.
- How popular is the name Denis?
- 95 baby boys were named Denis in the US in 2025, making it the 1708th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Denis most popular?
- Denis peaked in 1952, when 618 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #277 in 1952.
- How many people are named Denis?
- 21,606 babies have been named Denis in the US since 1880. We estimate about 14,860 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 59.
- Where is Denis most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Denis was most common in Maryland, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.