Dennis
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #15,293 · #707 for boys in 2025, 381 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1949 · 21,746 births
- Debut · boys
- 128 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 51 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 621,000since 1880
Dennis over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | #707 | 381 | |
| 2024 | #15,293 | 5 | #708 | 376 |
| 2023 | — | #644 | 427 | |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #652 | 423 |
| 2021 | #11,146 | 8 | #689 | 385 |
| 2020 | #13,453 | 6 | #647 | 414 |
| 2019 | — | #553 | 510 | |
| 2018 | — | #556 | 497 | |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #545 | 516 |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | #510 | 587 |
| 2015 | — | #494 | 592 | |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #486 | 578 |
| 2013 | — | #454 | 625 | |
| 2012 | — | #424 | 661 | |
| 2011 | #7,783 | 15 | #413 | 685 |
| 2010 | #12,276 | 8 | #391 | 726 |
| 2009 | #8,454 | 14 | #362 | 845 |
| 2008 | #7,408 | 17 | #368 | 833 |
| 2007 | #6,323 | 21 | #330 | 968 |
| 2006 | #8,715 | 13 | #313 | 1,029 |
| 2005 | #7,500 | 15 | #316 | 1,040 |
| 2004 | #5,062 | 25 | #308 | 1,017 |
| 2003 | #5,586 | 21 | #282 | 1,109 |
| 2002 | #5,086 | 23 | #280 | 1,081 |
| 2001 | #6,322 | 17 | #270 | 1,180 |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | #251 | 1,343 |
| 1999 | #7,239 | 13 | #239 | 1,340 |
| 1998 | #7,104 | 13 | #238 | 1,318 |
| 1997 | #5,010 | 20 | #209 | 1,489 |
| 1996 | #5,065 | 19 | #203 | 1,540 |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | #185 | 1,689 |
| 1994 | #4,521 | 22 | #177 | 1,788 |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | #164 | 1,964 |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | #150 | 2,165 |
| 1991 | #3,817 | 27 | #138 | 2,314 |
| 1990 | #5,286 | 17 | #129 | 2,494 |
| 1989 | #4,358 | 21 | #123 | 2,675 |
| 1988 | #5,321 | 15 | #116 | 2,652 |
| 1987 | #3,857 | 22 | #107 | 2,756 |
| 1986 | #3,054 | 30 | #104 | 2,705 |
| 1985 | #3,328 | 26 | #103 | 2,845 |
| 1984 | #3,329 | 25 | #97 | 2,953 |
| 1983 | #2,783 | 31 | #92 | 3,047 |
| 1982 | #3,093 | 28 | #87 | 3,392 |
| 1981 | #3,532 | 23 | #83 | 3,634 |
| 1980 | #3,069 | 28 | #80 | 3,804 |
| 1979 | #2,248 | 43 | #75 | 4,080 |
| 1978 | #2,629 | 32 | #71 | 3,861 |
| 1977 | #2,091 | 45 | #68 | 4,152 |
| 1976 | #2,486 | 32 | #66 | 4,169 |
| 1975 | #2,680 | 28 | #59 | 4,730 |
| 1974 | #2,396 | 32 | #59 | 4,880 |
| 1973 | #1,832 | 46 | #56 | 5,176 |
| 1972 | #2,022 | 39 | #52 | 5,608 |
| 1971 | #2,477 | 30 | #49 | 6,584 |
| 1970 | #2,307 | 33 | #46 | 7,312 |
| 1969 | #1,835 | 45 | #44 | 7,357 |
| 1968 | #2,164 | 31 | #45 | 7,403 |
| 1967 | #1,848 | 40 | #43 | 7,636 |
| 1966 | #2,022 | 33 | #44 | 7,786 |
| 1965 | #1,887 | 37 | #44 | 8,215 |
| 1964 | #1,803 | 42 | #42 | 9,327 |
| 1963 | #1,815 | 41 | #39 | 9,821 |
| 1962 | #1,558 | 52 | #37 | 10,633 |
| 1961 | #1,666 | 46 | #34 | 12,503 |
| 1960 | #1,501 | 54 | #31 | 14,303 |
| 1959 | #1,383 | 60 | #29 | 16,043 |
| 1958 | #1,448 | 54 | #29 | 16,418 |
| 1957 | #1,358 | 61 | #28 | 16,917 |
| 1956 | #1,413 | 55 | #26 | 18,359 |
| 1955 | #1,383 | 52 | #23 | 20,436 |
| 1954 | #1,481 | 46 | #21 | 20,758 |
| 1953 | #1,358 | 51 | #19 | 23,658 |
| 1952 | #1,316 | 53 | #18 | 24,552 |
| 1951 | #1,362 | 47 | #17 | 24,264 |
| 1950 | #1,474 | 39 | #17 | 22,862 |
| 1949 | #1,469 | 39 | #16 | 21,746 |
| 1948 | #1,386 | 44 | #17 | 21,765 |
| 1947 | #1,047 | 72 | #17 | 23,686 |
| 1946 | #1,239 | 48 | #17 | 21,447 |
| 1945 | #1,312 | 37 | #19 | 14,990 |
| 1944 | #1,188 | 44 | #20 | 13,676 |
| 1943 | #952 | 68 | #20 | 14,116 |
| 1942 | #1,438 | 32 | #20 | 13,281 |
| 1941 | #1,243 | 37 | #23 | 9,562 |
| 1940 | #1,170 | 39 | #24 | 7,845 |
| 1939 | #1,474 | 26 | #34 | 6,212 |
| 1938 | #2,447 | 12 | #49 | 4,236 |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | #63 | 3,160 |
| 1936 | #2,689 | 10 | #74 | 2,627 |
| 1935 | #1,845 | 18 | #72 | 2,597 |
| 1934 | #2,087 | 15 | #95 | 2,053 |
| 1933 | #2,275 | 13 | #106 | 1,685 |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | #121 | 1,421 |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #138 | 1,202 |
| 1930 | #2,023 | 17 | #145 | 1,173 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #154 | 997 |
| 1928 | #2,768 | 11 | #159 | 957 |
| 1927 | #2,339 | 15 | #163 | 919 |
| 1926 | #2,708 | 12 | #173 | 838 |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #177 | 826 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #178 | 807 |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | #181 | 773 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #198 | 677 |
| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 | #190 | 727 |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | #207 | 624 |
| 1919 | #3,005 | 10 | #202 | 626 |
| 1918 | #3,024 | 10 | #202 | 637 |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #199 | 582 |
| 1916 | — | #206 | 532 | |
| 1915 | — | #209 | 514 | |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #211 | 382 |
| 1913 | — | #205 | 324 | |
| 1912 | — | #206 | 268 | |
| 1911 | — | #187 | 166 | |
| 1910 | — | #195 | 135 | |
| 1909 | — | #186 | 120 | |
| 1908 | — | #200 | 101 | |
| 1907 | — | #190 | 111 | |
| 1906 | — | #197 | 89 | |
| 1905 | — | #179 | 106 | |
| 1904 | — | #195 | 90 | |
| 1903 | — | #206 | 75 | |
| 1902 | — | #194 | 85 | |
| 1901 | — | #183 | 79 | |
| 1900 | — | #158 | 132 | |
| 1899 | — | #169 | 86 | |
| 1898 | — | #166 | 99 | |
| 1897 | — | #161 | 96 | |
| 1896 | — | #178 | 90 | |
| 1895 | — | #142 | 108 | |
| 1894 | — | #179 | 84 | |
| 1893 | — | #172 | 83 | |
| 1892 | — | #190 | 82 | |
| 1891 | — | #147 | 89 | |
| 1890 | — | #138 | 102 | |
| 1889 | — | #128 | 111 | |
| 1888 | — | #145 | 106 | |
| 1887 | — | #139 | 93 | |
| 1886 | — | #138 | 98 | |
| 1885 | — | #122 | 112 | |
| 1884 | — | #127 | 113 | |
| 1883 | — | #115 | 112 | |
| 1882 | — | #108 | 135 | |
| 1881 | — | #120 | 99 | |
| 1880 | — | #105 | 128 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Dennis was already there! It came in at #105, and was given to 128 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1908, when fewer than 120 boys a year got the name.
Where Dennis is popular in 1931
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Minnesota#47 · 1 in 214
- Wyoming#59 · 1 in 222
- South Dakota#63 · 1 in 242
- West Virginia#69 · 1 in 360
- Oregon#75 · 1 in 318
Best ever in a state: #2 in Hawaii, 1944.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #47 | 93 | 1 in 214 |
| Wyoming | #59 | 7 | 1 in 222 |
| South Dakota | #63 | 23 | 1 in 242 |
| West Virginia | #69 | 45 | 1 in 360 |
| Oregon | #75 | 17 | 1 in 318 |
| North Dakota | #81 | 20 | 1 in 292 |
| Iowa | #83 | 48 | 1 in 395 |
| Nebraska | #89 | 30 | 1 in 379 |
| Utah | #93 | 12 | 1 in 394 |
| Wisconsin | #98 | 49 | 1 in 481 |
| Massachusetts | #112 | 26 | 1 in 1,144 |
| New Mexico | #113 | 10 | 1 in 455 |
| Michigan | #117 | 51 | 1 in 763 |
| Connecticut | #121 | 9 | 1 in 1,188 |
| Indiana | #122 | 32 | 1 in 745 |
| Illinois | #123 | 64 | 1 in 842 |
| Mississippi | #127 | 27 | 1 in 671 |
| Washington | #127 | 13 | 1 in 712 |
| New Jersey | #129 | 23 | 1 in 1,179 |
| New York | #129 | 82 | 1 in 1,100 |
| Oklahoma | #132 | 30 | 1 in 722 |
| Louisiana | #133 | 30 | 1 in 614 |
| Kansas | #138 | 20 | 1 in 718 |
| Kentucky | #142 | 27 | 1 in 916 |
| North Carolina | #142 | 40 | 1 in 791 |
| Pennsylvania | #145 | 52 | 1 in 1,470 |
| Ohio | #147 | 40 | 1 in 1,200 |
| Idaho | #148 | 5 | 1 in 688 |
| Tennessee | #149 | 23 | 1 in 1,058 |
| Georgia | #150 | 30 | 1 in 910 |
| Missouri | #153 | 26 | 1 in 1,045 |
| Maine | #156 | 7 | 1 in 900 |
| South Carolina | #159 | 16 | 1 in 1,026 |
| Alabama | #163 | 25 | 1 in 1,031 |
| Virginia | #168 | 21 | 1 in 1,004 |
| Maryland | #169 | 7 | 1 in 1,662 |
| Arizona | #170 | 5 | 1 in 812 |
| California | #176 | 33 | 1 in 1,102 |
| Colorado | #178 | 8 | 1 in 1,060 |
| Florida | #198 | 9 | 1 in 1,249 |
| Arkansas | #221 | 11 | 1 in 1,490 |
| Texas | #238 | 39 | 1 in 1,416 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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 Dennis
- 1 spot since 2024 (#708 → #707)
- 60 spots since 2020 (#647 → #707)
- 213 spots since 2015 (#494 → #707)
- Biggest jump: 37 spots in 1895 (#179 → #142)
- Biggest drop: 94 spots in 2020 (#553 → #647)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1949 at #16 (21,746 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 51 yrs · run 1934–1984
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 76 boys born in 1946 were named Dennis (1.3%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,483 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #16 in 1949, was only 1 in 82 (1.2%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 32.9% of all boys named Dennis (204,267) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,107 | #105 (1880) | #125 |
| 1890s | 919 | #138 (1890) | #164 |
| 1900s | 988 | #158 (1900) | #189 |
| 1910s | 4,166 | #187 (1911) | #202 |
| 1920s | 8,145 | #154 (1929) | #178 |
| 1930s | 26,366 | #34 (1939) | #90 |
| 1940s | 162,114 | #16 (1949) | #19 |
| 1950s | 204,267 | #17 (1951) | #23 |
| 1960s | 94,984 | #31 (1960) | #40 |
| 1970s | 50,552 | #46 (1970) | #60 |
| 1980s | 30,463 | #80 (1980) | #99 |
| 1990s | 18,101 | #129 (1990) | #183 |
| 2000s | 10,445 | #251 (2000) | #308 |
| 2010s | 5,977 | #391 (2010) | #483 |
| 2020s | 2,406 | #644 (2023) | #675 |
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.
Dennis in 1931
Top girls' names in 1931
Top boys' names in 1931
More about 1931
girls
1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 133,091 of them was named Dennis, which outranked 35.2% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,972Yoshie9
- #2,972Zell9
- #2,972Zenith9
- #3,226Dennis8
- #3,226Adelyn8
- #3,226Adena8
- #3,226Agapita8
- #3,497Adria7
- #3,497Ailie7
- #3,497Alberto7
Tied with 270 names at #3,226; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 865 of them was named Dennis, which outranked 96.8% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.