Deniz Boy & girl
How popular is Deniz?
#2,604 boy name in 2025
50 baby boys were named Deniz in the US in 2025, making it the 2604th most popular boy name. Another 19 girls got the name (#6,115 for girls).
Deniz popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,604 for boys (▲ 499 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 50 boys, 19 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+28% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,965 in 2015, #3,416 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2019 (58 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,335 in 2016 |
| First recorded | 1963 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 62% boys, 38% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Deniz 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 Deniz is most popular
Babies named Deniz per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (19 boys)
Deniz by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | #4,047 |
| 1970s | 20 | #3,855 |
| 1980s | 77 | #3,954 |
| 1990s | 144 | #3,303 |
| 2000s | 291 | #2,813 |
| 2010s | 436 | #2,335 |
| 2020s | 239 | #2,509 |
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Questions
- Is Deniz a boy or girl name?
- Deniz is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 62% of babies named Deniz were boys and 38% were girls.
- How popular is the name Deniz?
- 50 baby boys were named Deniz in the US in 2025, making it the 2604th most popular boy name. Another 19 girls got the name (#6,115 for girls).
- When was Deniz most popular?
- Deniz peaked in 2019, when 58 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,335 in 2016.
- How many people are named Deniz?
- 2,122 babies have been named Deniz in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,089 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Deniz most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Deniz was most common in Florida, at 0.1 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.