Dennis

Given to 623,692 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#707

recorded as boys

1 since 2024

Babies in 2025

381

boys 381

Peak year

1946

21,447 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

623,692

since 1880

Born a Dennis? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Dennis was most popular in 1946, when 21,447 babies recorded as boys got the name (13.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 381 babies were named Dennis, ranking #707 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	381	707
2024	5	15293	376	708
2023	<5	—	427	644
2022	5	15306	423	652
2021	8	11146	385	689
2020	6	13453	414	647
2019	<5	—	510	553
2018	<5	—	497	556
2017	5	15902	516	545
2016	7	12876	587	510
2015	<5	—	592	494
2014	6	14558	578	486
2013	<5	—	625	454
2012	<5	—	661	424
2011	15	7783	685	413
2010	8	12276	726	391
2009	14	8454	845	362
2008	17	7408	833	368
2007	21	6323	968	330
2006	13	8715	1,029	313
2005	15	7500	1,040	316
2004	25	5062	1,017	308
2003	21	5586	1,109	282
2002	23	5086	1,081	280
2001	17	6322	1,180	270
2000	10	9163	1,343	251
1999	13	7239	1,340	239
1998	13	7104	1,318	238
1997	20	5010	1,489	209
1996	19	5065	1,540	203
1995	13	6641	1,689	185
1994	22	4521	1,788	177
1993	11	7498	1,964	164
1992	14	6314	2,165	150
1991	27	3817	2,314	138
1990	17	5286	2,494	129
1989	21	4358	2,675	123
1988	15	5321	2,652	116
1987	22	3857	2,756	107
1986	30	3054	2,705	104
1985	26	3328	2,845	103
1984	25	3329	2,953	97
1983	31	2783	3,047	92
1982	28	3093	3,392	87
1981	23	3532	3,634	83
1980	28	3069	3,804	80
1979	43	2248	4,080	75
1978	32	2629	3,861	71
1977	45	2091	4,152	68
1976	32	2486	4,169	66
1975	28	2680	4,730	59
1974	32	2396	4,880	59
1973	46	1832	5,176	56
1972	39	2022	5,608	52
1971	30	2477	6,584	49
1970	33	2307	7,312	46
1969	45	1835	7,357	44
1968	31	2164	7,403	45
1967	40	1848	7,636	43
1966	33	2022	7,786	44
1965	37	1887	8,215	44
1964	42	1803	9,327	42
1963	41	1815	9,821	39
1962	52	1558	10,633	37
1961	46	1666	12,503	34
1960	54	1501	14,303	31
1959	60	1383	16,043	29
1958	54	1448	16,418	29
1957	61	1358	16,917	28
1956	55	1413	18,359	26
1955	52	1383	20,436	23
1954	46	1481	20,758	21
1953	51	1358	23,658	19
1952	53	1316	24,552	18
1951	47	1362	24,264	17
1950	39	1474	22,862	17
1949	39	1469	21,746	16
1948	44	1386	21,765	17
1947	72	1047	23,686	17
1946	48	1239	21,447	17
1945	37	1312	14,990	19
1944	44	1188	13,676	20
1943	68	952	14,116	20
1942	32	1438	13,281	20
1941	37	1243	9,562	23
1940	39	1170	7,845	24
1939	26	1474	6,212	34
1938	12	2447	4,236	49
1937	9	2940	3,160	63
1936	10	2689	2,627	74
1935	18	1845	2,597	72
1934	15	2087	2,053	95
1933	13	2275	1,685	106
1932	13	2365	1,421	121
1931	8	3226	1,202	138
1930	17	2023	1,173	145
1929	10	2921	997	154
1928	11	2768	957	159
1927	15	2339	919	163
1926	12	2708	838	173
1925	8	3664	826	177
1924	5	5061	807	178
1923	9	3350	773	181
1922	6	4445	677	198
1921	12	2762	727	190
1920	8	3598	624	207
1919	10	3005	626	202
1918	10	3024	637	202
1917	9	3092	582	199
1916	<5	—	532	206
1915	<5	—	514	209
1914	8	2638	382	211
1913	<5	—	324	205
1912	<5	—	268	206
1911	<5	—	166	187
1910	<5	—	135	195
1909	<5	—	120	186
1908	<5	—	101	200
1907	<5	—	111	190
1906	<5	—	89	197
1905	<5	—	106	179
1904	<5	—	90	195
1903	<5	—	75	206
1902	<5	—	85	194
1901	<5	—	79	183
1900	<5	—	132	158
1899	<5	—	86	169
1898	<5	—	99	166
1897	<5	—	96	161
1896	<5	—	90	178
1895	<5	—	108	142
1894	<5	—	84	179
1893	<5	—	83	172
1892	<5	—	82	190
1891	<5	—	89	147
1890	<5	—	102	138
1889	<5	—	111	128
1888	<5	—	106	145
1887	<5	—	93	139
1886	<5	—	98	138
1885	<5	—	112	122
1884	<5	—	113	127
1883	<5	—	112	115
1882	<5	—	135	108
1881	<5	—	99	120
1880	<5	—	128	105