Denis

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Denis is a masculine given name.

From Wikipedia

Denis first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 105 babies (rank #273 that year). In 2024 it was given to 15 boys (rank #1,484). 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.

1,263

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

105

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
1991	91	#295
1992	105	#273
1993	73	#346
1994	72	#320
1995	76	#344
1996	64	#378
1997	57	#394
1998	47	#440
1999	36	#517
2000	36	#534
2001	36	#548
2002	37	#533
2003	32	#623
2004	41	#539
2005	39	#577
2006	32	#682
2007	20	#986
2008	31	#744
2009	30	#779
2010	40	#623
2011	27	#836
2012	22	#986
2013	21	#1,018
2014	25	#909
2015	25	#910
2016	19	#1,127
2017	26	#910
2018	9	#1,941
2019	12	#1,595
2020	22	#1,023
2021	8	#2,197
2022	10	#1,847
2023	11	#1,758
2024	15	#1,484