How Many People Are Named Denys?
An estimated 579 people in the United States have the first name Denys. It is used for both genders, with 67.4% female. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Denys peaked in popularity in 1988 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Denys as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Denys paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Denys has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
Estimated Living Americans
579
About 1 in 591,976 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
67.4% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1988
30 births
Total Registered
632
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Denys
Denys is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (32.6%) and females (67.4%). Out of 632 total births registered, 206 were male and 426 were female.
Denys as a male name
Ranked #8,454 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (13 births)
Denys as a female name
Ranked #15,474 in 2010
6 female births in 2010
Peak: 1988 (19 births)
Denys: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Denys span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 128 babies were registered. Denys has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Denys by Decade
How has Denys tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Denys by State
Denys + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Denys as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Denys
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Denys: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Denys?
We estimate approximately 579 people named Denys are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 591,976 Americans share this first name.
Is Denys a common name?
Denys is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 632 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Denys most popular?
Denys reached peak popularity in 1988, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Denys is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Denys a female name?
Denys is predominantly female. 67.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Denys Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Denys Smith, Denys Johnson, Denys Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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