Dennys
Dennys may refer to:Joyce Dennys (1893–1991), English cartoonist, illustrator and painter Rodney Dennys (1911–1993), British foreign service operative Dennys Bornhöft, German politician Dennys Quiñónez, Ecuadorian footballer Dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals
Meaning & Origin of Dennys
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dennys may refer to:Joyce Dennys (1893–1991), English cartoonist, illustrator and painter Rodney Dennys (1911–1993), British foreign service operative Dennys Bornhöft, German politician Dennys Quiñónez, Ecuadorian footballer Dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals
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The Story of Dennys
As a girl name
Dennys first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1991, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 10 Dennyss were born — ranking #8,066 that year. As of 2026, Dennys ranks #15,242 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 83 Dennyss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dennys first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1978, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 20 Dennyss were born — ranking #3,597 that year. As of 2026, Dennys ranks #10,889 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 477 Dennyss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Dennys
Dennys is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 477 births in the dataset. Dennys's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #3,597. Use the chart and map above to compare Dennys'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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