Denis
4 countries#885 in France, 2022Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Denis was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
France
153,080 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #885 · peaked in 1963 with 6,153 births
Most common in: Paris, Nord, Moselle, Seine-Maritime, Pas-de-Calais
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States
21,606 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1708 · peaked in 1952 with 625 births
Most common in: New York, California, Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
213 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #762 · peaked in 1975 with 16 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
77 births recorded 1998–2025 · currently #314 · peaked in 2011 with 8 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France rank history
Denis’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | #383 | — |
| 2004 | #359 | ↑24 |
| 2005 | #390 | ↓31 |
| 2006 | #451 | ↓61 |
| 2007 | #463 | ↓12 |
| 2008 | #456 | ↑7 |
| 2009 | #477 | ↓21 |
| 2010 | #502 | ↓25 |
| 2011 | #663 | ↓161 |
| 2012 | #616 | ↑47 |
| 2013 | #599 | ↑17 |
| 2014 | #720 | ↓121 |
| 2015 | #685 | ↑35 |
| 2016 | #722 | ↓37 |
| 2017 | #655 | ↑67 |
| 2018 | #637 | ↑18 |
| 2019 | #802 | ↓165 |
| 2020 | #774 | ↑28 |
| 2021 | #776 | ↓2 |
| 2022 | #885 | ↓109 |
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