Is Denis a boy or girl name?
Denis is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 8 girls and 103 boys were named Denis, so 7.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4% of the 21,503 US babies named Denis were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,639
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,321
- Babies named Denis since 1880
- 21,503
- Most popular year
- 1952
- 625 babies
Boys and girls named Denis, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 81 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 68 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 55 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 300 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 616 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,649 | 7 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 3,713 | 23 | 0.6% |
| 1950s | 4,951 | 59 | 1.2% |
| 1960s | 2,755 | 74 | 2.6% |
| 1970s | 1,398 | 72 | 4.9% |
| 1980s | 1,025 | 111 | 9.8% |
| 1990s | 1,062 | 154 | 12.7% |
| 2000s | 1,364 | 255 | 15.8% |
| 2010s | 1,094 | 63 | 5.4% |
| 2020s | 505 | 49 | 8.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 103 | #1,639 | 8 | #11,321 |
| 2023 | 113 | #1,551 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 102 | #1,679 | 7 | #12,571 |
| 2021 | 92 | #1,753 | 10 | #9,751 |
| 2020 | 95 | #1,675 | 24 | #5,198 |
| 2019 | 123 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 90 | #1,726 | 5 | #16,303 |
| 2017 | 95 | #1,664 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 88 | #1,755 | 5 | #16,919 |
| 2015 | 110 | #1,505 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 102 | #1,560 | 6 | #15,070 |
| 2013 | 120 | #1,401 | 9 | #11,254 |
| 2012 | 124 | #1,360 | 7 | #13,868 |
| 2011 | 117 | #1,415 | 13 | #8,755 |
| 2010 | 125 | #1,358 | 18 | #6,990 |
| 2009 | 144 | #1,244 | 25 | #5,587 |
| 2008 | 132 | #1,320 | 34 | #4,476 |
| 2007 | 158 | #1,134 | 27 | #5,278 |
| 2006 | 158 | #1,107 | 28 | #4,991 |
| 2005 | 141 | #1,145 | 28 | #4,742 |
| 2004 | 146 | #1,086 | 26 | #4,971 |
| 2003 | 144 | #1,076 | 26 | #4,842 |
| 2002 | 117 | #1,195 | 25 | #4,801 |
| 2001 | 114 | #1,192 | 17 | #6,401 |
| 2000 | 110 | #1,220 | 19 | #5,768 |
| 1999 | 99 | #1,251 | 11 | #8,382 |
| 1998 | 110 | #1,134 | 14 | #6,810 |
| 1997 | 105 | #1,161 | 12 | #7,402 |
| 1996 | 102 | #1,156 | 22 | #4,632 |
| 1995 | 105 | #1,110 | 9 | #8,957 |
| 1994 | 95 | #1,170 | 16 | #5,787 |
| 1993 | 101 | #1,119 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 1992 | 113 | #1,030 | 22 | #4,575 |
| 1991 | 121 | #967 | 15 | #6,021 |
| 1990 | 111 | #1,001 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 1989 | 115 | #953 | 15 | #5,620 |
| 1988 | 88 | #1,059 | 5 | #12,295 |
| 1987 | 101 | #939 | 16 | #4,905 |
| 1986 | 111 | #860 | 9 | #7,263 |
| 1985 | 98 | #919 | 11 | #6,136 |
| 1984 | 79 | #1,002 | 7 | #8,387 |
| 1983 | 99 | #885 | 6 | #9,321 |
| 1982 | 86 | #972 | 12 | #5,631 |
| 1981 | 125 | #781 | 15 | #4,784 |
| 1980 | 123 | #790 | 15 | #4,788 |
| 1979 | 108 | #835 | 7 | #8,253 |
| 1978 | 107 | #829 | 6 | #8,817 |
| 1977 | 129 | #753 | 8 | #7,044 |
| 1976 | 138 | #712 | 13 | #4,687 |
| 1975 | 122 | #754 | 8 | #6,652 |
| 1974 | 134 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 131 | #702 | 7 | #6,832 |
| 1972 | 158 | #626 | 5 | #8,575 |
| 1971 | 169 | #633 | 8 | #6,144 |
| 1970 | 202 | #570 | 10 | #5,140 |
| 1969 | 200 | #556 | 7 | #6,105 |
| 1968 | 224 | #504 | 10 | #4,564 |
| 1967 | 212 | #515 | 12 | #3,893 |
| 1966 | 273 | #461 | 9 | #4,576 |
| 1965 | 270 | #474 | 5 | #6,759 |
| 1964 | 275 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 303 | #455 | 7 | #5,445 |
| 1962 | 326 | #439 | 6 | #6,026 |
| 1961 | 309 | #460 | 7 | #5,428 |
| 1960 | 363 | #416 | 11 | #3,966 |
| 1959 | 373 | #411 | 6 | #5,728 |
| 1958 | 409 | #387 | 5 | #6,318 |
| 1957 | 389 | #388 | 9 | #4,295 |
| 1956 | 493 | #335 | 6 | #5,445 |
| 1955 | 491 | #334 | 5 | #6,044 |
| 1954 | 574 | #297 | 9 | #4,045 |
| 1953 | 582 | #291 | 6 | #5,194 |
| 1952 | 618 | #277 | 7 | #4,591 |
| 1951 | 541 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 481 | #312 | 6 | #4,864 |
| 1949 | 393 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 428 | #323 | 6 | #4,797 |
| 1947 | 496 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 448 | #307 | 6 | #4,549 |
| 1945 | 327 | #329 | 5 | #4,704 |
| 1944 | 312 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 343 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 392 | #311 | 6 | #4,230 |
| 1941 | 302 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 272 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 296 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 243 | #357 | 7 | #3,544 |
| 1937 | 198 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 166 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 170 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 143 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 146 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 101 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 98 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 88 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 72 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 69 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 74 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 82 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 68 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 58 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 47 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 54 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 44 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 48 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 35 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 48 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 47 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 38 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 38 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 30 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 21 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 22 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 12 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,136 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 8 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 13 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 11 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 10 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 12 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 7 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 10 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 8 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 9 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 12 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 9 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 10 | #609 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Denis reached #277 in 1952. As a girl name, it reached #3,544 in 1938. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Denis
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.