Dennis is a boy's name of English origin meaning “follower of (the wine god) Dionysus.” In 2024 it was given to 376 boys in the United States.
Dennis belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “follower of (the wine god) Dionysus” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Dennis first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #16 in 1949, and in 2024 376 babies received the name — 620,615 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Dennis means “follower of (the wine god) Dionysus” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Dennis is a boy name. In 2024, 376 babies received the name in the US.
Dennis comes from the English & American tradition.
Dennis first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #16 in 1949, and 376 babies were given the name in 2024.
Dennis is pronounced /ˈdɛnɪs/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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