Dennis

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius.

From Wikipedia

Dennis first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1952 with 328 babies (rank #34 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Dennis

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

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.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.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,792

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

328

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Dennis

Dennis M. Ritchieprogrammer · b. 1941
Dennis Gaborholographer · b. 1900
Dennis Hopperfilm screenwriter · b. 1936
Dennis Bergkampassociation football player · b. 1969
Dennis Quaidfilm actor · b. 1954

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	328	#34
1953	244	#41
1954	161	#49
1955	135	#56
1956	124	#63
1957	120	#68
1958	123	#65
1959	109	#71
1960	158	#71
1961	144	#75
1962	132	#75
1963	88	#89
1964	128	#78
1965	125	#80
1966	108	#86
1967	139	#75
1968	68	#99
1969	113	#91
1970	118	#90
1971	44	#106
1972	43	#107
1973	35	#113
2014	1	#1,167
2015	2	#563
2016	1	#1,144
2017	1	#1,178