Deni
Boy · DEN-ee · Greek
Deni is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “of Dionysus”. In 2025 it ranked 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Deni mean?
Greek: spelling of Denny; pet form of Dennis
“of Dionysus”
A pet form of Dennis, also an English surname.
- Say it
- DEN-ee
Meaning borrowed from Denny.
Is Deni a girl's or a boy's name?
Deni is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Deni in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 4 boys.
Deni in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
How popular is Deni in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,858among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Deni, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 15,083rd. Its busiest year was 1974, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946. 6 boys were also named Deni in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Deni in the US since 1880 were born between 1971 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Deni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,050 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 22 | #4,491 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 17 | #4,835 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 11 | #5,911 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 18 | #3,924 |
| 1977 | 17 | #4,068 |
| 1976 | 13 | #4,612 |
| 1975 | 16 | #3,948 |
| 1974 | 22 | #3,110 |
| 1973 | 14 | #4,154 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,543 |
| 1971 | 14 | #4,121 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 13 | #3,957 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 11 | #4,010 |
| 1961 | 9 | #4,545 |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,436 |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 7 | #4,889 |
| 1957 | 9 | #4,201 |
| 1956 | 12 | #3,492 |
| 1955 | 13 | #3,224 |
| 1954 | 10 | #3,717 |
| 1953 | 6 | #5,039 |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 6 | #4,832 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
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