Denis
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Denis is a Greek name meaning “god of wine.”
Sources: Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Denis in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Denis against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Denis is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Denis in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 95 boys were named Denis, making it the #1708 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 20,733 boys have been named Denis, with the most (618) in 1952. It is most common, relative to births, in Maryland, Colorado and New Jersey.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Denis in other languages
- Denise Dutch, French, Romanian
- Dennis Dutch, English
- Dionisio Italian, Spanish
- Дионисий Bulgarian, Russian
- Denisa Czech
- Dinis Portuguese
- Diniz Portuguese
- Dionigi Italian
- Dionizy Polish
- Dionís Catalan
- Dénes Hungarian
- Денис Russian
Denis name days
- October 9 France
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Denis
There are 125 towns and villages with Denis in their name, in 19 countries.
🇫🇷 France 82🇷🇺 Russia 9🇨🇦 Canada 5🇭🇹 Haiti 4🇳🇨 New Caledonia 4🇺🇸 United States 4🇧🇪 Belgium 3🇨🇭 Switzerland 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Saint-Denis | 🇷🇪 Reunion | 154,765 | Map |
| Saint-Denis | Île-de-France, 🇫🇷 France | 96,128 | Map |
| Saint-Denis | Wallonia, 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1,601 | Map |
| Saint-Denis | Wallonia, 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1,354 | Map |
| Saint-Denis | Occitanie, 🇫🇷 France | 418 | Map |
| Saint-Denis | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 🇫🇷 France | 221 | Map |
| Saint-Denis | Occitanie, 🇫🇷 France | 201 | Map |
| Saint-Denis | Aosta Valley, 🇮🇹 Italy | 94 | Map |
| Barre Denis | Virginia, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Berre Denis | Castries, 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Denis
There are 57 lakes and reservoirs with Denis in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 55🇷🇺 Russia 2
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| Denis Lagoon | Northwest Territories, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Denis Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Denis Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Denis Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Denis Lake | Northwest Territories, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Denis Lake | Northwest Territories, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Denis Lakes | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Denis | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Denis | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Denis | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Denis songs
7 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Denis in their title. The best known:
- Denis – Blondie (1963)
- Affirmative Action Seine-Saint-Denis Style Remix – Suprême NTM (1997)
- Seine-Saint-Denis Style / Laisse pas traîner ton fils – Suprême NTM (1998)
- Denis Murphy’s
- ST. DENIS (12317)
- ST. DENIS (Callcott)
- ST. DENIS (Unseld)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Denis
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Denis.
Denis Alekseyevich Davydov
Denis Berezovsky
Denis Boyarintsev
Denis Cheryshev
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Fictional characters named Denis
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Denis as a pet name
FurryName has found 7 dogs named Denis in public pet registers, making it the #4,175 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Prospect (2), Fusagasugá (1), Playford (1). Denis as a dog name →
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