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Dennis Name Popularity

How popular is the name Dennis? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 82 0.0233%
1911 — 120 0.0322%
1912 — 221 0.0438%
1913 — 301 0.0531%
1914 — 346 0.0496%
1915 — 477 0.0525%
1916 — 492 0.0509%
1917 — 546 0.0546%
1918 — 605 0.0564%
1919 — 592 0.0565%
1920 — 592 0.0532%
1921 — 693 0.0605%
1922 — 647 0.0581%
1923 — 744 0.0664%
1924 — 774 0.0667%
1925 — 802 0.071%
1926 — 815 0.0741%
1927 — 899 0.0812%
1928 — 935 0.0874%
1929 — 967 0.0934%
1930 — 1,155 0.1106%
1931 — 1,184 0.12%
1932 — 1,408 0.1425%
1933 — 1,667 0.1789%
1934 — 2,042 0.2112%
1935 — 2,587 0.2662%
1936 — 2,625 0.2725%
1937 — 3,154 0.3201%
1938 — 4,230 0.4132%
1939 — 6,207 0.6102%
1940 — 7,837 0.7373%
1941 — 9,556 0.8491%
1942 — 13,282 1.0518%
1943 — 14,110 1.0808%
1944 — 13,676 1.1035%
1945 — 14,989 1.229%
1946 — 21,442 1.4531%
1947 — 23,684 1.4188%
1948 — 21,756 1.3628%
1949 — 21,746 1.3518%
1950 — 22,861 1.4198%
1951 — 24,262 1.431%
1952 — 24,563 1.4072%
1953 — 23,640 1.3357%
1954 — 20,752 1.1352%
1955 — 20,407 1.1094%
1956 — 18,354 0.9718%
1957 — 16,896 0.878%
1958 — 16,411 0.8683%
1959 — 16,037 0.8441%
1960 — 14,314 0.7555%
1961 — 12,482 0.6611%
1962 — 10,622 0.5786%
1963 — 9,832 0.5477%
1964 — 9,325 0.5298%
1965 — 8,214 0.5023%
1966 — 7,788 0.4988%
1967 — 7,638 0.5033%
1968 — 7,402 0.4929%
1969 — 7,363 0.4779%
1970 — 7,318 0.4598%
1971 — 6,591 0.4386%
1972 — 5,608 0.4117%
1973 — 5,180 0.3996%
1974 — 4,881 0.3755%
1975 — 4,727 0.3679%
1976 — 4,171 0.3236%
1977 — 4,150 0.3079%
1978 — 3,860 0.2871%
1979 — 4,079 0.2893%
1980 — 3,806 0.2603%
1981 — 3,631 0.247%
1982 — 3,388 0.2267%
1983 — 3,047 0.2065%
1984 — 2,944 0.1979%
1985 — 2,836 0.1868%
1986 — 2,703 0.1791%
1987 — 2,740 0.1796%
1988 — 2,637 0.1692%
1989 — 2,667 0.1653%
1990 — 2,476 0.1494%
1991 — 2,292 0.1406%
1992 — 2,155 0.135%
1993 — 1,950 0.1251%
1994 — 1,770 0.1153%
1995 — 1,670 0.1108%
1996 — 1,526 0.1019%
1997 — 1,473 0.0996%
1998 — 1,294 0.0865%
1999 — 1,311 0.0875%
2000 — 1,306 0.0855%
2001 — 1,152 0.0765%
2002 — 1,055 0.0704%
2003 — 1,083 0.0712%
2004 — 986 0.0647%
2005 — 1,010 0.0661%
2006 — 994 0.0635%
2007 — 928 0.0588%
2008 — 799 0.0517%
2009 — 801 0.0536%
2010 — 682 0.0473%
2011 — 647 0.0454%
2012 — 626 0.0439%
2013 — 580 0.0407%
2014 — 545 0.0374%
2015 — 553 0.038%
2016 — 550 0.0381%
2017 — 465 0.0333%
2018 — 450 0.0328%
2019 — 460 0.034%
2020 — 365 0.0287%
2021 — 327 0.0268%
2022 — 379 0.0287%
2023 — 383 0.0296%

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Names Like Dennis

If you like Dennis, you’ll love these other names like Dennis.

What names are variants of Dennis?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Dennis.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Den

Follower of Dionysius; son of Dennis

Greek

Denies

Follower of Dionysius

Greek

Denis

A variant form of Dennis, in allusion to Dionysos, the god of vegetation and wine, in Greek mythology.

French

Dennes

Follower of Dionysius

Greek

Dennet

Follower of Dionysius

Greek

Denney

The Dane's village; follower of Dionysius

Scandinavian

Dennie

The Dane's village; follower of Dionysius

Scandinavian

Dennison

Son of Dennis

English

Denny

The Dane's village; follower of Dionysius

Scandinavian

Dennys

Follower of Dionysius

Greek

Denys

Follower of Dionysius

Greek

Deon
Dion

A short form of Dionysius, the god of vegetation and wine, in Greek mythology.

Greek

Dionisio

Follower of Dionysius

Greek

Dionysius

God of wine

Greek

Dionysus

Follower of Dionysius

Greek

Diot

Follower of Dionysius

Greek

What names sound like Dennis?

If you like how Dennis sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Dennis.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Deonys

Greek

Tannis

Leather maker

English

Teunis

Latin

What names are similar to Dennis?

Find a name that’s like Dennis, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Artemas

Follower of the goddess Artemis

Greek

Denmark

Scandinavian

Tyson

Firebrand

English

Lists With Dennis

Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Dennis.

Siblings of Dennis

Mamas with kids named Dennis also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Micheal

Who resembles God?

Hebrew

Liam

Helmet of will

Irish

William

A willing protector

German

Autumn

Season of harvest

English

Isabella

Devoted to God

Italian

Madisyn

Son of the mighty warrior

English

Steven

Crown

English

8 Comments

  1. I think Dennis is a good name. Its not a disgrace as is “Karen” which will hold the user up to ridicule. Sorry all you “KARENS” out there.

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  2. The name of my midwife is Denise 🙂 also one of the Ukrainian defender against Russian agression is Dennis Prokopenko. Since I am Ukrainian naming my son after famous Ukrainian hero feels nice. This name also sounds nice in Ukrainian, Dutch (my husband’s mother tongue) and English languages.

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  3. My name is Dennis and honestly I don’t like my name maybe it’s from all the “Dennis the menace” jokes.

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    • I get the same thing all the time! People still remember “Dennis the Menace” for some bizarre reason even though it’s kind of a dated franchise like “Leave it to Beaver” or something!

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  4. I choose dennis for my sons name after his father. He is named after his father, my husband.
    Dennis Scott pett

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  5. I named my son Dennis because i think its a strong name its not used much anymore so its more unique in my eyes, also i named him Dennis after my father who passed 2 weeks before he was born ..my dad was a wonderful man im proud to give my son his grandfather’s name.

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  6. We chose the name Dennis because the name was my father’s middle name and also a very close family friends name on his father’s side.

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  7. We chose the name Dennis because that is my husbands and also my father in laws name so for the both of us (my husband & I) it only seemed right to carry on the name. Our baby Dennis is the 3rd

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