Is Dennis a boy or girl name?
Dennis is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 376 boys were named Dennis, so 1.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 623,306 US babies named Dennis were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #708
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,839
- Babies named Dennis since 1880
- 623,306
- Most popular year
- 1952
- 24,605 babies
Boys and girls named Dennis, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,107 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 919 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 988 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 4,166 | 37 | 0.9% |
| 1920s | 8,145 | 96 | 1.2% |
| 1930s | 26,366 | 141 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 162,113 | 460 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 204,267 | 517 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 94,983 | 421 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 50,553 | 360 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 30,466 | 249 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 18,100 | 169 | 0.9% |
| 2000s | 10,443 | 176 | 1.7% |
| 2010s | 5,975 | 41 | 0.7% |
| 2020s | 2,024 | 24 | 1.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 376 | #708 | 5 | #15,839 |
| 2023 | 427 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 422 | #653 | 5 | #15,907 |
| 2021 | 385 | #690 | 8 | #11,377 |
| 2020 | 414 | #647 | 6 | #13,859 |
| 2019 | 510 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 497 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 516 | #545 | 5 | #16,500 |
| 2016 | 587 | #510 | 7 | #13,271 |
| 2015 | 592 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 577 | #487 | 6 | #15,071 |
| 2013 | 625 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 660 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 685 | #413 | 15 | #7,897 |
| 2010 | 726 | #391 | 8 | #12,595 |
| 2009 | 845 | #362 | 14 | #8,562 |
| 2008 | 833 | #368 | 17 | #7,498 |
| 2007 | 968 | #330 | 21 | #6,389 |
| 2006 | 1,029 | #313 | 13 | #8,861 |
| 2005 | 1,039 | #316 | 15 | #7,605 |
| 2004 | 1,016 | #308 | 25 | #5,102 |
| 2003 | 1,109 | #282 | 21 | #5,644 |
| 2002 | 1,081 | #280 | 23 | #5,131 |
| 2001 | 1,180 | #270 | 17 | #6,403 |
| 2000 | 1,343 | #251 | 10 | #9,340 |
| 1999 | 1,340 | #239 | 13 | #7,353 |
| 1998 | 1,318 | #238 | 13 | #7,218 |
| 1997 | 1,489 | #209 | 20 | #5,072 |
| 1996 | 1,539 | #203 | 19 | #5,117 |
| 1995 | 1,689 | #185 | 13 | #6,744 |
| 1994 | 1,788 | #177 | 22 | #4,565 |
| 1993 | 1,964 | #164 | 11 | #7,639 |
| 1992 | 2,165 | #150 | 14 | #6,389 |
| 1991 | 2,314 | #138 | 27 | #3,851 |
| 1990 | 2,494 | #129 | 17 | #5,351 |
| 1989 | 2,675 | #123 | 21 | #4,392 |
| 1988 | 2,652 | #116 | 15 | #5,395 |
| 1987 | 2,757 | #107 | 22 | #3,882 |
| 1986 | 2,705 | #104 | 30 | #3,072 |
| 1985 | 2,845 | #103 | 26 | #3,345 |
| 1984 | 2,953 | #97 | 25 | #3,350 |
| 1983 | 3,047 | #92 | 31 | #2,800 |
| 1982 | 3,392 | #87 | 28 | #3,105 |
| 1981 | 3,634 | #83 | 23 | #3,551 |
| 1980 | 3,806 | #80 | 28 | #3,083 |
| 1979 | 4,081 | #75 | 43 | #2,253 |
| 1978 | 3,860 | #71 | 32 | #2,641 |
| 1977 | 4,152 | #68 | 45 | #2,097 |
| 1976 | 4,169 | #66 | 32 | #2,496 |
| 1975 | 4,731 | #59 | 28 | #2,697 |
| 1974 | 4,880 | #59 | 32 | #2,404 |
| 1973 | 5,176 | #56 | 46 | #1,839 |
| 1972 | 5,608 | #52 | 39 | #2,030 |
| 1971 | 6,583 | #49 | 30 | #2,494 |
| 1970 | 7,313 | #46 | 33 | #2,320 |
| 1969 | 7,360 | #44 | 45 | #1,842 |
| 1968 | 7,403 | #45 | 31 | #2,172 |
| 1967 | 7,636 | #43 | 40 | #1,856 |
| 1966 | 7,787 | #43 | 33 | #2,029 |
| 1965 | 8,215 | #44 | 37 | #1,892 |
| 1964 | 9,329 | #42 | 42 | #1,811 |
| 1963 | 9,820 | #39 | 41 | #1,820 |
| 1962 | 10,633 | #37 | 52 | #1,561 |
| 1961 | 12,498 | #34 | 46 | #1,676 |
| 1960 | 14,302 | #31 | 54 | #1,507 |
| 1959 | 16,042 | #29 | 59 | #1,397 |
| 1958 | 16,422 | #29 | 54 | #1,452 |
| 1957 | 16,913 | #28 | 61 | #1,359 |
| 1956 | 18,362 | #26 | 55 | #1,415 |
| 1955 | 20,434 | #23 | 52 | #1,388 |
| 1954 | 20,757 | #21 | 46 | #1,483 |
| 1953 | 23,658 | #19 | 51 | #1,359 |
| 1952 | 24,552 | #18 | 53 | #1,320 |
| 1951 | 24,265 | #17 | 47 | #1,367 |
| 1950 | 22,862 | #17 | 39 | #1,478 |
| 1949 | 21,747 | #16 | 39 | #1,472 |
| 1948 | 21,763 | #17 | 44 | #1,389 |
| 1947 | 23,686 | #17 | 72 | #1,050 |
| 1946 | 21,446 | #17 | 48 | #1,243 |
| 1945 | 14,990 | #19 | 37 | #1,315 |
| 1944 | 13,679 | #20 | 44 | #1,190 |
| 1943 | 14,114 | #20 | 68 | #955 |
| 1942 | 13,281 | #20 | 32 | #1,455 |
| 1941 | 9,562 | #23 | 37 | #1,247 |
| 1940 | 7,845 | #24 | 39 | #1,174 |
| 1939 | 6,212 | #34 | 26 | #1,479 |
| 1938 | 4,236 | #49 | 12 | #2,474 |
| 1937 | 3,160 | #63 | 9 | #2,992 |
| 1936 | 2,627 | #74 | 10 | #2,727 |
| 1935 | 2,597 | #72 | 18 | #1,861 |
| 1934 | 2,053 | #95 | 15 | #2,108 |
| 1933 | 1,685 | #106 | 13 | #2,301 |
| 1932 | 1,421 | #121 | 13 | #2,396 |
| 1931 | 1,202 | #138 | 8 | #3,287 |
| 1930 | 1,173 | #145 | 17 | #2,040 |
| 1929 | 997 | #154 | 10 | #2,973 |
| 1928 | 957 | #159 | 11 | #2,816 |
| 1927 | 919 | #165 | 15 | #2,360 |
| 1926 | 838 | #173 | 12 | #2,739 |
| 1925 | 826 | #177 | 8 | #3,758 |
| 1924 | 807 | #178 | 5 | #5,254 |
| 1923 | 773 | #181 | 9 | #3,431 |
| 1922 | 677 | #198 | 6 | #4,579 |
| 1921 | 727 | #190 | 12 | #2,808 |
| 1920 | 624 | #207 | 8 | #3,697 |
| 1919 | 626 | #202 | 10 | #3,055 |
| 1918 | 637 | #203 | 10 | #3,084 |
| 1917 | 582 | #199 | 9 | #3,154 |
| 1916 | 532 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 514 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 382 | #212 | 8 | #2,702 |
| 1913 | 324 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 268 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 166 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 135 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 120 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 101 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 111 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 89 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 106 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 90 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 75 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 85 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 79 | #183 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 132 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 86 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 99 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 96 | #162 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 90 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 108 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 84 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 83 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 82 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 89 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 102 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 111 | #128 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 106 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 93 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 98 | #138 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 112 | #122 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 113 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 112 | #115 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 135 | #108 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 99 | #120 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 128 | #106 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dennis reached #16 in 1949. As a girl name, it reached #955 in 1943. 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 Dennis
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.