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Dennis
Pronounced /ˈdɛnɪs/
Rank in 2024
#17,065
Born in 2024
5
Peak year
1947 · #1051
Origin
Ancient Greek
Also recorded for boys:376 in 2024 (#707)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 5 girls were named Dennis, about 1 in every 322,638.
- It peaked in 1947 with 72 babies, ranked #1051.
- It first shows up in the records in 1914.
- 2,691 girls have been named Dennis since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Dennis per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 112 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Silent: 419 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 955 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen X: 574 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 344 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 245 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 42 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Middle English Denis, from Old French saint's name Denis, brought to England by Normans; from Latin Dionysius, a masculine name literally meaning “follower of (the wine god) Dionysus”.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /ˈdɛnɪs/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Dennis, CC BY-SA 4.0.