Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Denis

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Denis
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1952

Peak rank proxy

618

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19522024

Peak year

1952

Decline from peak

83.3%

2024

103

All-time

20,636

Denis has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1952, when 618 boys were named Denis.

In 2024, only 103 boys were given the name.

Down 83.3% from its peak.

All told, about 20,636 Americans have been named Denis and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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