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Dennis

in the US

There are 567,062 people with the first name "Dennis" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Dennis 54
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  1. is 50th most common Sharon
  2. is 51st most common Matthew
  3. is 52nd most common Betty
  4. is 53rd most common Cynthia
  5. is 54th most common Dennis
  6. is 55th most common Kathleen
  7. is 56th most common Eric
  8. is 57th most common Laura
  9. is 58th most common Dorothy

Similar Names and Nicknames

Dennise, Dennys, Dennice, Denise, Dennisse, Dennes, Dennisha, Dennies, Dennese, Dennisa

Most Common Last Names for Dennis

Smith, Johnson, Miller, Brown, Williams, Jones, Anderson, Moore, Davis, Martin

Meaning & History

(male) Vernacular English form, based on French Denis, of the Greek name Dionysios, Late Latin Dionisius, which was borne by several early Christian saints, including St Denis, a 3rd-century evangelist who converted the Gauls and became a patron saint of Paris. It was on his account that the name was popular in France and was adopted by the Normans. In classical times, the name was an adjective denoting a devotee of the god Dionysos, a relatively late introduction to the classical pantheon; his orgiastic cult seems to have originated in Persia or elsewhere in Asia.

Variant: Denis, Denys.

Short form: Den.

Pet form: Denny.

Cognates: French: Denis. Spanish, Portuguese: Dionisio. Russian: Denis. Polish: Dionizy. Hungarian: Dénes.

Recent Searches for "Dennis" in the US

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Dennis Smith (5,135 searches)
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