How Many People Are Named Denys?
people named Denys are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 565,868 people in the US has this name
Based on 641 babies named Denys in Social Security records from 1944 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
30 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Ukrainian form of DENIS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Denys, 65.7% were girls and 34.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Denys fell from 73.4% in the 1980s to 49.1% in the 2000s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Denys alive today is about 36 years old, and 53% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 21 and 51 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Denys first appears in the records in 1944 and was given most often in 1988, to 30 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1944 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Denys has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,486, in 1968. Among boys, its best rank was #3,542, in 1944.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | #8,417 |
| Best rank | #3,486 (1968) | #3,542 (1944) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,915 in the 1980s | #10,102 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Denys alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Denys were born in California than in any other state: about 34 of those alive today.
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