Denis is a distinctive choice, ranked #434 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Denis in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#434
About the Name Denis
Denis has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 172 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #262 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Denis is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Denis
Unlikely. With around 93 UK babies named Denis per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Denis in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Denis has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 172 places in the last five years. Its peak was #262 in 2020. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Denis is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Denis include: Kibu Denis — Kibu Denis Prosper, is a Tanzanian footballer who plays as a winger.; Denis Zakaria — Denis Lemi Zakaria Lako Lado is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the Switzerland national team.; Denis Manturov — Denis Valentinovich Manturov is a Russian politician who has served as First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia since May 2024..
Denis does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Deniss in the wild.
93
UK babies named Denis (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 172 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Denis
Likely around 1 other Denis in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Denis
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Denis Lemi Zakaria Lako Lado is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the Switzerland national team. He has also represented Switzerland internationally at youth level.
Denis Valentinovich Manturov is a Russian politician who has served as First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia since May 2024. He previously served as Deputy Prime Minister from July 2022 until May 2024 and Minister of Trade and Industry of the Russian Federation from 2012 to May 2024.
Denis Yevgenyevich Kapustin, also known as Denis Nikitin (Денис Никитин) or by his nom de guerre White Rex, is a Russian neo-Nazi activist and militant. After moving to Ukraine, he founded the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) in 2022 and has been the group's leader, fighting on the side of Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian war.
Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet, was an English businessman and the husband of Margaret Thatcher, who served as the first female British prime minister from 1979 to 1990; thus, he became the first male prime ministerial spouse. Thatcher was granted the Thatcher baronetcy in 1990, the only baronetcy created since 1964, and remains the most recent non-royal to have been awarded a hereditary title.
Denis Diderot (; French: [dəni did(ə)ʁo]; 5 October 1713 – 31 July 1784) was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopédie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was a prominent figure during the Age of Enlightenment.