Deniz is a distinctive choice, ranked #2412 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Deniz in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2412
About the Name Deniz
Deniz is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 705 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #668 in 2010 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Deniz 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 Deniz
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Deniz per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Deniz in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Deniz is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 705 places over the last five years to #2412 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Deniz 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 Deniz include: Özcan Deniz — Özcan Deniz is a Turkish actor, singer, composer, writer and director of Kurdish descent.; Dilan Çiçek Deniz — Dilan Çiçek Deniz is a Turkish actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Turkey 2014 and represented her country at the Miss...; Deniz Almas — Deniz Almas is a German athlete..
Deniz does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Denizs in the wild.
11
UK babies named Deniz (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 705 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Deniz
Likely around 1 other Deniz in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Dilan Çiçek Deniz is a Turkish actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Turkey 2014 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2014 pageant.
Deniz Kandiyoti is an author and an academic of research in the fields of gender relations and developmental politics in the Middle East, specifically Turkey. She holds a PhD from London School of Economics.
Deniz Gezmiş was a Turkish Marxist-Leninist revolutionary, student leader, and political activist in Turkey in the late 1960s. He was one of the founding members of the People's Liberation Army of Turkey (THKO).
Deniz Akkaya is a Turkish top model, presenter, occasional fashion editor and disc jockey, entrepreneur, businesswoman, and actress who won Best Model of Turkey 1997. As the top-earning model in Turkey in the early 2000s, Deniz Akkaya is considered to be one of the most leading models in Turkish fashion history, and one of the most beautiful women of the country.
Deniz Çınar is a Turkish yacht racer competing in the 470 class. The 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) tall athlete at 65 kg (143 lb) is a member of Galatasaray Sport Club, where he is coached by Edo Fantela.
Deniz Depboylu is a Turkish serving as the Nationalist Movement Party's vice-president. She also served as a Member of Parliament for Aydın, from the November 2015 elections until she lost her seat in the 2018 election.