Denis
Denis is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Denis of Paris, French bishop and Christian martyr Denis, Hungarian prelate Denis, son of Ampud, Hungarian baron Denis the Carthusian (1402-1471), Roman Catholic theologian and mystic Denis of Hungary, Hungarian-born Aragonese knight Denis of Portugal (1261-1325), king of Portugal Denis of the Nativity (1600-1638), French…
Meaning & Origin of Denis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Denis is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Denis of Paris, French bishop and Christian martyr Denis, Hungarian prelate Denis, son of Ampud, Hungarian baron Denis the Carthusian (1402-1471), Roman Catholic theologian and mystic Denis of Hungary, Hungarian-born Aragonese knight Denis of Portugal (1261-1325), king of Portugal Denis of the Nativity (1600-1638), French…
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The Story of Denis
Denis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1952, when 618 Deniss were born — ranking #277 that year. As of 2026, Denis ranks #1,575 for baby boys with 110 births, gradually rising (+8%). In total, more than 21K Deniss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Denis
Denis is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 21K births in the dataset. Denis's peak popularity came in 1952 when it ranked #277. Use the chart and map above to compare Denis's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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