Denis is a distinctive choice, ranked #484 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Denis in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#484
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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 โ 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 fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Denis in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Denis
Kibu Denis โ Kibu Denis Prosper, is a Tanzanian footballer who plays as a winger.
Denis Zakaria โ 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 โ Denis Valentinovich Manturov is a Russian politician who has served as First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia since May 2024.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Denis
Unlikely. With around 80 UK babies named Denis per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Denis in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Denis is declining: down 222 places since 2020, to #484 in 2025. It peaked at #262 in 2020.
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, Denis Zakaria and Denis Manturov. Short summaries for each appear below.
Denis does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Deniss in the wild.
80
UK babies named Denis (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 222 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Denis
Almost certainly the only Denis in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
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.
Denis Yevgenyevich Kapustin, also known as Denis Nikitin (ะะตะฝะธั ะะธะบะธัะธะฝ) or by his nom de guerre White Rex, is a Russian neo-Nazi activist and militant.
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.
Denis Diderot (; French: [dษni did(ษ)สo]; 5 October 1713 โ 31 July 1784) was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopรฉdie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert.