Deniz

Deniz was the #2,604 boys' name in the US in 2025 (50 babies), and #896 in England & Wales and #2,527 in Canada.

Deniz as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Deniz as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Deniz as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,604 (50)#896 (35)—#676 (4)#2,527 (7)
2024#3,104 (39)#729 (48)—#655 (4)#1,353 (16)
2023#2,510 (53)#625 (57)——#1,810 (10)
2022#3,464 (33)#771 (42)—#657 (4)#1,653 (11)
2021#3,497 (32)#641 (57)——#1,560 (12)
2020#3,418 (32)#601 (59)——#1,708 (10)
2019#2,339 (58)#541 (70)——#1,634 (11)
2018#2,417 (54)#596 (61)——#1,983 (8)
2017#2,450 (52)#554 (70)——#1,510 (12)
2016#2,335 (56)#597 (60)——#1,578 (11)
2015#2,966 (39)#677 (50)——#2,139 (7)
2014#2,754 (43)#659 (51)———
2013#3,497 (30)#589 (60)——#2,606 (5)
2012#3,231 (34)#606 (58)——#1,971 (8)
2011#3,000 (38)#732 (43)#648 (3)—#1,944 (8)

Deniz as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Deniz as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Deniz as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#6,116 (19)#2,278 (12)#2,475 (8)
2024#4,772 (28)#2,412 (11)#2,445 (8)
2023#4,999 (26)#2,201 (12)#2,203 (9)
2022#5,984 (20)#2,325 (11)#1,550 (14)
2021#5,237 (24)#2,499 (10)—
2020#3,221 (48)#3,117 (7)#3,251 (5)
2019#4,773 (28)#2,643 (9)#3,266 (5)
2018#5,152 (25)#2,340 (11)#1,862 (11)
2017#4,384 (32)#2,341 (11)#2,374 (8)
2016#4,531 (31)#2,120 (13)#3,294 (5)
2015#5,653 (23)#2,705 (9)#2,599 (7)
2014#5,310 (25)#2,659 (9)—
2013#6,255 (20)#2,313 (11)—
2012#8,208 (14)#3,285 (7)#3,334 (5)
2011#12,153 (8)#4,764 (4)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2019 at #2,339.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1963.
  • In 2025, 28% of US babies named Deniz were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 34,000 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 34,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 7,800uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Deniz is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 30,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 21,000 to 1 in 44,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Deniz 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: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: 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: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth 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: #2,574TXFlorida: #912FL
Deniz (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#1,03310

Deniz (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
DenizCanadaGirls#2,4758
DenizCanadaBoys#2,5277
DenizEngland & WalesGirls#2,27812
DenizEngland & WalesBoys#89635
DenizIrelandBoys#6764
DenizNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DenizNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
DenizScotlandBoys—too few
DenizUSGirls#6,11619
DenizUSBoys#2,60450