Denis vs Dennis

Side-by-side comparison of Denis and Dennis - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Denis

Boy name · Rank #1641

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Dennis

Boy name · Rank #708

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Metric Denis Dennis
Current Rank #1641 #708
Total Births (all years) 20,733 621,000
Peak Year 1952 1952
Peak Year Births 618 24,552
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Denis Dennis
1880s 81 1,107
1890s 68 919
1900s 55 988
1910s 300 4,166
1920s 616 8,145
1930s 1,648 26,366
1940s 3,713 162,114
1950s 4,953 204,267
1960s 2,755 94,984
1970s 1,398 50,552
1980s 1,025 30,463
1990s 1,062 18,101
2000s 1,365 10,445
2010s 1,094 5,977
2020s 600 2,406

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Denis Dennis
2014 102 578
2015 110 592
2016 88 587
2017 95 516
2018 90 497
2019 123 510
2020 95 414
2021 92 385
2022 102 423
2023 113 427
2024 103 376
2025 95 381

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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