Dennis

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Dennis is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 623,306 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 620,615 as boys and 2,691 as girls. Dennis gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1952 and has since declined significantly. It is the #94 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 381
2023 427
2022 427
2021 393
2020 420
2019 510
2018 497
2017 521
2016 594
2015 592
2014 583
2013 625
2012 660
2011 700
2010 734
2009 859
2008 850
2007 989
2006 1,042
2005 1,054
2004 1,041
2003 1,130
2002 1,104
2001 1,197
2000 1,353
1999 1,353
1998 1,331
1997 1,509
1996 1,558
1995 1,702
1994 1,810
1993 1,975
1992 2,179
1991 2,341
1990 2,511
1989 2,696
1988 2,667
1987 2,779
1986 2,735
1985 2,871
1984 2,978
1983 3,078
1982 3,420
1981 3,657
1980 3,834
1979 4,124
1978 3,892
1977 4,197
1976 4,201
1975 4,759
1974 4,912
1973 5,222
1972 5,647
1971 6,613
1970 7,346
1969 7,405
1968 7,434
1967 7,676
1966 7,820
1965 8,252
1964 9,371
1963 9,861
1962 10,685
1961 12,544
1960 14,356
1959 16,101
1958 16,476
1957 16,974
1956 18,417
1955 20,486
1954 20,803
1953 23,709
1952 24,605
1951 24,312
1950 22,901
1949 21,786
1948 21,807
1947 23,758
1946 21,494
1945 15,027
1944 13,723
1943 14,182
1942 13,313
1941 9,599
1940 7,884
1939 6,238
1938 4,248
1937 3,169
1936 2,637
1935 2,615
1934 2,068
1933 1,698
1932 1,434
1931 1,210
1930 1,190
1929 1,007
1928 968
1927 934
1926 850
1925 834
1924 812
1923 782
1922 683
1921 739
1920 632
1919 636
1918 647
1917 591
1916 532
1915 514
1914 390
1913 324
1912 268
1911 166
1910 135
1909 120
1908 101
1907 111
1906 89
1905 106
1904 90
1903 75
1902 85
1901 79
1900 132
1899 86
1898 99
1897 96
1896 90
1895 108
1894 84
1893 83
1892 82
1891 89
1890 102
1889 111
1888 106
1887 93
1886 98
1885 112
1884 113
1883 112
1882 135
1881 99
1880 128