Denny
Pet form of Dennis, the English version of Dionysius, a Greek name meaning of Dionysos, the god of wine.
Denny in 2025
Denny was given to 24 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 9,159th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 138,139 babies born.
The history of Denny
Denny reached its highest point in 1947, when 445 babies were given the name, ranking 701st that year.
Across the 137 years of records since 1889, 15,819 babies have been named Denny. Half of them were born before 1960, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Denny by decade
| Decade | Babies named Denny | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 2,169 |
| 1890s | 11 | 2,386 |
| 1900s | 26 | 2,484 |
| 1910s | 157 | 2,690 |
| 1920s | 472 | 1,468 |
| 1930s | 1,286 | 809 |
| 1940s | 3,070 | 701 |
| 1950s | 2,796 | 850 |
| 1960s | 2,503 | 970 |
| 1970s | 2,021 | 1,145 |
| 1980s | 1,256 | 1,562 |
| 1990s | 910 | 2,359 |
| 2000s | 707 | 3,582 |
| 2010s | 439 | 4,555 |
| 2020s | 160 | 7,638 |
Where Denny is heading
Denny has fallen 50% over the past decade, from 48 babies in 2015 to 24 in 2025.
Names like Denny
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Denny.