Denis
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #1,708 for boys in 2025, 95 births
Given to boys 96.0% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1952 · 618 births
- Debut · boys
- 10 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 20,733since 1880
Denis over time
Rank among boys' names. Denis has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | #1,708 | 95 |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | #1,641 | 103 |
| 2023 | — | #1,547 | 113 | |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | #1,678 | 102 |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 | #1,750 | 92 |
| 2020 | #5,168 | 24 | #1,673 | 95 |
| 2019 | — | #1,420 | 123 | |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #1,724 | 90 |
| 2017 | — | #1,661 | 95 | |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | #1,754 | 88 |
| 2015 | — | #1,502 | 110 | |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #1,559 | 102 |
| 2013 | #11,000 | 9 | #1,399 | 120 |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #1,359 | 124 |
| 2011 | #8,614 | 13 | #1,411 | 117 |
| 2010 | #6,904 | 18 | #1,358 | 125 |
| 2009 | #5,537 | 25 | #1,241 | 144 |
| 2008 | #4,448 | 34 | #1,319 | 132 |
| 2007 | #5,230 | 27 | #1,132 | 158 |
| 2006 | #4,953 | 28 | #1,106 | 158 |
| 2005 | #4,704 | 28 | #1,143 | 141 |
| 2004 | #4,949 | 26 | #1,080 | 147 |
| 2003 | #4,804 | 26 | #1,076 | 144 |
| 2002 | #4,767 | 25 | #1,191 | 117 |
| 2001 | #6,322 | 17 | #1,191 | 114 |
| 2000 | #5,705 | 19 | #1,220 | 110 |
| 1999 | #8,223 | 11 | #1,249 | 99 |
| 1998 | #6,719 | 14 | #1,133 | 110 |
| 1997 | #7,283 | 12 | #1,161 | 105 |
| 1996 | #4,583 | 22 | #1,155 | 102 |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | #1,107 | 105 |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | #1,168 | 95 |
| 1993 | #4,998 | 19 | #1,118 | 101 |
| 1992 | #4,528 | 22 | #1,029 | 113 |
| 1991 | #5,949 | 15 | #967 | 121 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | #1,000 | 111 |
| 1989 | #5,545 | 15 | #951 | 115 |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #1,058 | 88 |
| 1987 | #4,857 | 16 | #939 | 101 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #860 | 111 |
| 1985 | #6,031 | 11 | #917 | 98 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #1,000 | 79 |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #884 | 99 |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | #969 | 86 |
| 1981 | #4,746 | 15 | #780 | 125 |
| 1980 | #4,743 | 15 | #789 | 123 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #835 | 108 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #826 | 107 |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 | #751 | 129 |
| 1976 | #4,363 | 14 | #711 | 138 |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | #754 | 122 |
| 1974 | — | #710 | 134 | |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #700 | 131 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #625 | 158 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #633 | 169 |
| 1970 | #5,061 | 10 | #570 | 202 |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #556 | 200 |
| 1968 | #4,489 | 10 | #504 | 224 |
| 1967 | #3,845 | 12 | #515 | 212 |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 | #461 | 273 |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #474 | 270 |
| 1964 | — | #477 | 275 | |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #455 | 302 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #439 | 326 |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #459 | 310 |
| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | #416 | 363 |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #410 | 374 |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #387 | 409 |
| 1957 | #4,202 | 9 | #388 | 389 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #335 | 493 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #334 | 491 |
| 1954 | #3,967 | 9 | #297 | 574 |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #291 | 583 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #277 | 618 |
| 1951 | — | #296 | 541 | |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #312 | 481 |
| 1949 | — | #338 | 393 | |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #323 | 428 |
| 1947 | — | #309 | 496 | |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #307 | 448 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #328 | 327 |
| 1944 | — | #337 | 312 | |
| 1943 | — | #330 | 343 | |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #311 | 392 |
| 1941 | — | #332 | 302 | |
| 1940 | — | #345 | 272 | |
| 1939 | — | #317 | 296 | |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #357 | 242 |
| 1937 | — | #392 | 198 | |
| 1936 | — | #433 | 166 | |
| 1935 | — | #430 | 170 | |
| 1934 | — | #475 | 143 | |
| 1933 | — | #457 | 146 | |
| 1932 | — | #587 | 102 | |
| 1931 | — | #596 | 97 | |
| 1930 | — | #662 | 88 | |
| 1929 | — | #742 | 72 | |
| 1928 | — | #779 | 69 | |
| 1927 | — | #762 | 74 | |
| 1926 | — | #699 | 82 | |
| 1925 | — | #801 | 68 | |
| 1924 | — | #916 | 58 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,026 | 47 | |
| 1922 | — | #949 | 54 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,058 | 44 | |
| 1920 | — | #987 | 48 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,188 | 35 | |
| 1918 | — | #966 | 48 | |
| 1917 | — | #934 | 47 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,043 | 38 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,037 | 38 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,019 | 30 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,112 | 21 | |
| 1912 | — | #970 | 22 | |
| 1911 | — | #982 | 12 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,118 | 9 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,277 | 6 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | #1,004 | 7 | |
| 1905 | — | #919 | 8 | |
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | #699 | 13 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #663 | 11 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #722 | 10 | |
| 1895 | — | #609 | 12 | |
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | #836 | 7 | |
| 1892 | — | #688 | 10 | |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | #814 | 7 | |
| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | #679 | 8 | |
| 1886 | — | #758 | 7 | |
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | #720 | 7 | |
| 1882 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | — | #600 | 10 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Denis was already there! It came in at #600, and was given to 10 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1897, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Denis is popular in 1955
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Hampshire#54 · 1 in 274
- Rhode Island#71 · 1 in 508
- Vermont#81 · 1 in 404
- Massachusetts#120 · 1 in 1,398
- Maine#139 · 1 in 1,014
Best ever in a state: #47 in New Hampshire, 1953.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #54 | 21 | 1 in 274 |
| Rhode Island | #71 | 18 | 1 in 508 |
| Vermont | #81 | 10 | 1 in 404 |
| Massachusetts | #120 | 39 | 1 in 1,398 |
| Maine | #139 | 10 | 1 in 1,014 |
| Connecticut | #173 | 10 | 1 in 2,419 |
| Wisconsin | #188 | 20 | 1 in 2,239 |
| New Jersey | #202 | 20 | 1 in 2,878 |
| Iowa | #228 | 12 | 1 in 2,574 |
| New York | #241 | 65 | 1 in 2,681 |
| Pennsylvania | #249 | 29 | 1 in 4,154 |
| Washington | #259 | 10 | 1 in 3,110 |
| Michigan | #285 | 22 | 1 in 4,359 |
| Illinois | #306 | 24 | 1 in 4,495 |
| Missouri | #307 | 11 | 1 in 4,277 |
| Ohio | #310 | 21 | 1 in 5,252 |
| Colorado | #313 | 5 | 1 in 3,913 |
| Indiana | #317 | 11 | 1 in 4,819 |
| Kansas | #322 | 5 | 1 in 4,831 |
| California | #328 | 40 | 1 in 3,960 |
| Minnesota | #339 | 5 | 1 in 7,822 |
| Florida | #340 | 11 | 1 in 3,912 |
| Kentucky | #371 | 6 | 1 in 6,090 |
| Louisiana | #426 | 8 | 1 in 5,088 |
| Virginia | #482 | 5 | 1 in 8,680 |
| Texas | #695 | 10 | 1 in 12,094 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Denis
- 67 spots since 2024 (#1,641 → #1,708)
- 35 spots since 2020 (#1,673 → #1,708)
- 206 spots since 2015 (#1,502 → #1,708)
- Biggest jump: 345 spots in 1895 (#954 → #609)
- Biggest drop: 359 spots in 1901 (#699 → #1,058)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1952 at #277 (618 births)
- Births halved by 1963, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 94 yrs · run 1924–1987
- Highest: 1 in 3,145 boys born in 1952 were named Denis (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 17,980 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 23.9% of all boys named Denis (4,953) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 81 | #540 (1882) | #707 |
| 1890s | 68 | #609 (1895) | #781 |
| 1900s | 55 | #699 (1900) | #979 |
| 1910s | 300 | #934 (1917) | #1,037 |
| 1920s | 616 | #699 (1926) | #872 |
| 1930s | 1,648 | #317 (1939) | #471 |
| 1940s | 3,713 | #307 (1946) | #326 |
| 1950s | 4,953 | #277 (1952) | #333 |
| 1960s | 2,755 | #416 (1960) | #476 |
| 1970s | 1,398 | #570 (1970) | #712 |
| 1980s | 1,025 | #780 (1981) | #915 |
| 1990s | 1,062 | #967 (1991) | #1,109 |
| 2000s | 1,365 | #1,076 (2003) | #1,170 |
| 2010s | 1,094 | #1,358 (2010) | #1,515 |
| 2020s | 600 | #1,547 (2023) | #1,666 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Denis in 1955
Top girls' names in 1955
Top boys' names in 1955
More about 1955
girls
1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 391,055 of them was named Denis, which outranked 13.4% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 904 names at #5,828; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 4,195 of them was named Denis, which outranked 92.4% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.