Denis

Denis

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: French

Meaning

Denis is a masculine given name.

From Wikipedia

Denis first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 142 babies (rank #333 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

1,297

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

142

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	20	#763
1997	13	#1,066
1998	16	#936
1999	28	#626
2000	27	#675
2001	38	#519
2002	29	#677
2003	48	#501
2004	40	#606
2005	54	#507
2006	73	#445
2007	53	#575
2008	63	#536
2009	54	#599
2010	76	#470
2011	86	#441
2012	86	#463
2013	113	#360
2014	107	#383
2015	131	#351
2016	142	#333

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#763

1997

#1,066

1998

#936

1999

#626

2000

#675

2001

#519

2002

#677

2003

#501

2004

#606

2005

#507

2006

#445

2007

#575

2008

#536

2009

#599

2010

#470

2011

#441

2012

#463

2013

113

#360

2014

107

#383

2015

131

#351

2016

142

#333