Denis

“consecrated to Dionysus”

Boy’s name, of Greek origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Denis

Denis means “consecrated to Dionysus” and is of Greek origin.

Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1963.
Over recent years, Denis has been falling (−5.7% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Denis every 56 schools, all spellings combined.

Denis ranks 212^th in Ireland, against 1,013^th in France.

IrelandCSO · 2023-25
212^th boys’ name65 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,105−5.6% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
325^th boys’ name13 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,959
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
433^rd boys’ name273 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,027−11.3% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,399^th boys’ name14 babies in 3 years1 boy in 12,139
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
1,628^th boys’ name311 babies in 3 years1 boy in 16,532+0.9% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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