Denis
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning follower of Dionysus; a form of Dennis.
Denis by the numbers
In 2025, 80 babies in England and Wales were named Denis. In the US, 94 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 617 babies in 1952, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Names that come from Denis
Forms of Denis in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Other names that come from Dennis
Like Denis, each of these traces back to Dennis: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Denis. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Dennisfollower of dionysius515 in the US (2017)
- Denizsea35 in England and Wales (2025)
- Danisgod is my judge; a form of Daniel11 in the US (2017)
- Denifollower of dionysus; form of dennis or denise11 in the US (2017)
- Denysfollower of dionysus; a form of denis9 in the US (2017)
- Dinisof dionysus; a form of Dennis or Dionysius3 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Denis
Names that are said the same way as Denis, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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