Denis

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Denis is a masculine given name.

From Wikipedia

Denis first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 5 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1952 with 112 babies (rank #65 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Denis

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Denis yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

354

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

112

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Denis

Denis Diderotart theorist · b. 1713
Denis Mukwegeobstetrician · b. 1955
Denis Sassou-Nguessominister · b. 1943
Denis Villeneuvefilm director · b. 1967
Denis Papinuniversity teacher · b. 1647

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	112	#65
1953	109	#63
1954	70	#86
1955	62	#97
2017	1	#1,176