NameTides

Denis

Denis was the #1,708 boys' name in the US in 2025 (95 babies), and #484 in England & Wales and #1,374 in Canada.

Denis as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Denis as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesScotlandCanadaUS
Denis as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,708 (95)#484 (80)#762 (3)#314 (5)#232 (20)#1,374 (17)—
2024#1,641 (103)#434 (93)—#305 (5)#195 (25)#1,432 (15)—
2023#1,547 (113)#396 (100)—#395 (3)#224 (20)#1,687 (11)—
2022#1,678 (102)#331 (131)—#311 (5)#178 (29)#1,653 (11)—
2021#1,750 (92)#337 (135)——#182 (29)#2,061 (8)—
2020#1,673 (95)#262 (178)#711 (3)#334 (4)#180 (29)#1,223 (17)—
2019#1,420 (123)#274 (176)#394 (8)#418 (3)#148 (39)#1,530 (12)—
2018#1,724 (90)#266 (191)#516 (5)#319 (5)#187 (30)#1,983 (8)—
2017#1,661 (95)#270 (193)#490 (6)#318 (5)#145 (42)#890 (26)—
2016#1,754 (88)#333 (142)#442 (7)—#145 (45)#1,234 (16)—
2015#1,502 (110)#351 (131)#529 (5)—#180 (33)#898 (25)—
2014#1,559 (102)#381 (107)#399 (8)—#148 (44)#898 (25)—
2013#1,399 (120)#359 (113)#687 (3)—#161 (40)#1,028 (20)—
2012#1,359 (124)#460 (86)#568 (4)#403 (3)#188 (34)#966 (22)—
2011#1,411 (117)#441 (86)—#231 (8)#165 (41)#869 (25)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1952 at #277.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2025, 6% of US babies named Denis were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 18,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,400uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Denis is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 16,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 20,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Denis by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,297NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,094PANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,998CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #756CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #702MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,144NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,908TXFlorida: #1,056FL
Denis (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2178

Denis (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DenisCanadaGirls—too few
DenisCanadaBoys#1,37417
DenisEngland & WalesBoys#48480
DenisIrelandBoys#23220
DenisNorthern IrelandBoys#3145
DenisNSWBoys—too few
DenisScotlandBoys#7623
DenisUSGirls#13,2086
DenisUSBoys#1,70895