Is Deniz a boy or girl name?
Deniz is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 28 girls and 39 boys were named Deniz, so 41.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 43.4% of the 2,053 US babies named Deniz were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,105
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,788
- Babies named Deniz since 1961
- 2,053
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 87 babies
Boys and girls named Deniz, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 37 | 88.1% |
| 1970s | 20 | 32 | 61.5% |
| 1980s | 77 | 116 | 60.1% |
| 1990s | 144 | 152 | 51.4% |
| 2000s | 291 | 182 | 38.5% |
| 2010s | 436 | 226 | 34.1% |
| 2020s | 189 | 146 | 43.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39 | #3,105 | 28 | #4,788 |
| 2023 | 53 | #2,512 | 26 | #5,028 |
| 2022 | 33 | #3,479 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2021 | 32 | #3,516 | 24 | #5,271 |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,440 | 48 | #3,237 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2,341 | 28 | #4,799 |
| 2018 | 54 | #2,424 | 25 | #5,205 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,462 | 32 | #4,417 |
| 2016 | 56 | #2,342 | 31 | #4,557 |
| 2015 | 39 | #2,981 | 23 | #5,707 |
| 2014 | 43 | #2,765 | 25 | #5,351 |
| 2013 | 30 | #3,519 | 20 | #6,306 |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,248 | 14 | #8,316 |
| 2011 | 38 | #3,010 | 8 | #12,471 |
| 2010 | 32 | #3,389 | 20 | #6,448 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,417 | 11 | #10,160 |
| 2008 | 39 | #3,016 | 15 | #8,223 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,529 | 23 | #5,951 |
| 2006 | 26 | #3,813 | 17 | #7,237 |
| 2005 | 34 | #3,033 | 25 | #5,142 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,383 | 17 | #6,868 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,380 | 17 | #6,675 |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,832 | 17 | #6,469 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,744 | 24 | #4,876 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,954 | 16 | #6,574 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,585 | 14 | #6,921 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,462 | 23 | #4,680 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,366 | 15 | #6,250 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,436 | 19 | #5,116 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,582 | 10 | #8,248 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,634 | 9 | #9,020 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,445 | 14 | #6,359 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,636 | 15 | #6,089 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,552 | 18 | #5,235 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,343 | 15 | #5,904 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,083 | 14 | #5,911 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,881 | 13 | #5,987 |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,031 | 9 | #7,529 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,968 | 21 | #3,914 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,125 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,104 | 18 | #4,201 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,051 | 9 | #6,843 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,152 | 9 | #7,026 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,513 | 5 | #10,816 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,372 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,516 | 6 | #9,278 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,934 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,739 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,107 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,276 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,642 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,495 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,426 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,604 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,407 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,197 | 6 | #6,045 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,027 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,796 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Deniz reached #2,341 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #3,237 in 2020. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Deniz
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.