Denis
The French form of Dionysius, a Greek name meaning devoted to Dionysos, the god of wine. Saint Denis, an early bishop of Paris, made it a French favorite.
Denis in 2025
Denis was given to 101 babies in the United States in 2025 — 95 boys and 6 girls, making it the 3,511th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 32,825 babies born.
The history of Denis
Denis reached its highest point in 1952, when 625 babies were given the name, ranking 595th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 21,606 babies have been named Denis. Half of them were born before 1958, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Denis by decade
| Decade | Babies named Denis | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 81 | 1,058 |
| 1890s | 68 | 1,505 |
| 1900s | 55 | 1,700 |
| 1910s | 300 | 1,895 |
| 1920s | 616 | 1,463 |
| 1930s | 1,655 | 693 |
| 1940s | 3,736 | 656 |
| 1950s | 5,012 | 595 |
| 1960s | 2,829 | 895 |
| 1970s | 1,470 | 1,249 |
| 1980s | 1,136 | 1,715 |
| 1990s | 1,216 | 2,100 |
| 2000s | 1,620 | 2,172 |
| 2010s | 1,157 | 2,749 |
| 2020s | 655 | 3,098 |
Where Denis is heading
Denis has fallen 8% over the past decade, from 110 babies in 2015 to 101 in 2025.
Names like Denis
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Denis.