Denis Name Popularity

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How popular is Denis?

In 2018 the rare name Denis, ranked the 1,726th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Denis is currently less popular.

Position 277, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1952 with 618 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Denis in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1907.

Denis, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1909-1917, 1921-1926, 1928-1933, 1934-1942, 1943-1947, 1948-1952, and 1999-2003, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1964-1967, 1968-1973, and 1979-1982.

The popularity trend for Denis has remained mostly unchanged for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Denis has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Denis?

Denis's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Denis is quite distinctive and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Denis (Girl)		Denis (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		5	16,208	89	1,726
2017		< 5	--	94	1,679
2016		5	16,877	88	1,752
2015		< 5	--	110	1,503
2014		6	15,041	102	1,556
2013		9	11,239	120	1,399
2012		7	13,852	124	1,359
2011		13	8,745	117	1,411
2010		18	6,985	125	1,357
2009		25	5,582	144	1,243
2008		34	4,474	132	1,319
2007		27	5,274	158	1,133
2006		28	4,988	158	1,105
2005		28	4,738	141	1,145
2004		26	4,969	146	1,084
2003		26	4,840	144	1,074
2002		25	4,797	117	1,195
2001		17	6,397	114	1,192
2000		19	5,765	110	1,219
1999		11	8,380	99	1,250
1998		14	6,809	110	1,134
1997		12	7,402	105	1,161
1996		22	4,632	102	1,156
1995		9	8,956	105	1,110
1994		16	5,784	94	1,180
1993		19	5,042	101	1,119
1992		22	4,573	113	1,030
1991		15	6,021	121	967
1990		14	6,215	111	1,001
1989		15	5,616	115	952
1988		5	12,290	88	1,058
1987		16	4,903	101	939
1986		9	7,260	111	860
1985		11	6,132	98	917
1984		7	8,383	79	1,001
1983		6	9,322	99	886
1982		12	5,630	86	973
1981		15	4,784	126	776
1980		15	4,789	123	789
1979		7	8,245	108	835
1978		6	8,811	107	828
1977		8	7,042	129	753
1976		13	4,688	136	719
1975		8	6,653	122	753
1974		< 5	--	134	711
1973		7	6,832	132	700
1972		5	8,575	159	624
1971		8	6,141	169	634
1970		10	5,137	202	569
1969		7	6,103	200	556
1968		10	4,564	225	503
1967		12	3,890	211	516
1966		9	4,575	271	462
1965		5	6,756	271	473
1964		< 5	--	275	477
1963		7	5,444	303	454
1962		6	6,021	326	439
1961		7	5,426	308	461
1960		11	3,966	364	416
1959		6	5,732	372	410
1958		5	6,317	408	387
1957		9	4,300	390	389
1956		6	5,442	490	337
1955		5	6,045	494	333
1954		9	4,046	572	298
1953		6	5,194	583	291
1952		7	4,588	618	277
1951		< 5	--	540	296
1950		6	4,864	480	312
1949		< 5	--	394	338
1948		6	4,798	428	323
1947		< 5	--	496	309
1946		6	4,549	448	307
1945		5	4,704	327	329
1944		< 5	--	312	337
1943		< 5	--	343	330
1942		6	4,232	392	311
1941		< 5	--	302	332
1940		< 5	--	272	346
1939		< 5	--	296	317
1938		7	3,544	243	357
1937		< 5	--	198	393
1936		< 5	--	166	434
1935		< 5	--	170	431
1934		< 5	--	143	476
1933		< 5	--	146	456
1932		< 5	--	101	587
1931		< 5	--	98	590
1930		< 5	--	88	664
1929		< 5	--	72	745
1928		< 5	--	69	780
1927		< 5	--	74	763
1926		< 5	--	82	699
1925		< 5	--	68	804
1924		< 5	--	58	920
1923		< 5	--	47	1,032
1922		< 5	--	54	950
1921		< 5	--	44	1,058
1920		< 5	--	48	992
1919		< 5	--	35	1,193
1918		< 5	--	48	967
1917		< 5	--	47	937
1916		< 5	--	38	1,048
1915		< 5	--	38	1,042
1914		< 5	--	30	1,030
1913		< 5	--	21	1,121
1912		< 5	--	22	974
1911		< 5	--	12	998
1910		< 5	--	9	1,136
1909		< 5	--	6	1,313
1908		< 5	--	8	1,039
1907		< 5	--	< 5	--
1906		< 5	--	7	1,035
1905		< 5	--	8	942
1904		< 5	--	8	899
1903		< 5	--	< 5	--
1902		< 5	--	< 5	--
1901		< 5	--	5	1,091
1900		< 5	--	13	704
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	11	671
1897		< 5	--	< 5	--
1896		< 5	--	10	736
1895		< 5	--	12	614
1894		< 5	--	6	981
1893		< 5	--	7	851
1892		< 5	--	10	698
1891		< 5	--	5	1,007
1890		< 5	--	7	826
1889		< 5	--	6	900
1888		< 5	--	7	836
1887		< 5	--	8	700
1886		< 5	--	7	781
1885		< 5	--	9	658
1884		< 5	--	6	878
1883		< 5	--	7	741
1882		< 5	--	12	547
1881		< 5	--	9	611
1880		< 5	--	10	609

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.