Deniz
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- de-NEEZ
- Origin
- Turkish
- UK rank, 2025
- #968 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,604 for boys
Deniz is a name of Turkish origin, meaning “sea”. In 2025 it ranked 968th for boys in the UK (35 babies) and 2,604th for boys in the US (50 babies).
What does Deniz mean?
Turkish: Turkish word name
“sea”
A Turkish name meaning sea, given to both boys and girls in Turkey.
Is Deniz a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Deniz has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls and 35 boys in the UK and 19 girls and 50 boys in the US.
How popular is Deniz in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 968th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35 about 1 in 8,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the UK were named Deniz, making it the 968th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 655th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 72 boys. 12 girls were also named Deniz in 2025 (2,344th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Deniz than any year since 2003.
Half of all the boys named Deniz in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 40% of the babies named Deniz in the UK in 1996, and 26% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 896th in England and Wales.
Deniz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #968 |
| 2024 | 48 | #783 |
| 2023 | 57 | #684 |
| 2022 | 44 | #801 |
| 2021 | 57 | #697 |
| 2020 | 59 | #655 |
| 2019 | 72 | #583 |
| 2018 | 62 | #645 |
| 2017 | 72 | #586 |
| 2016 | 62 | #640 |
| 2015 | 50 | #724 |
| 2014 | 51 | #708 |
| 2013 | 61 | #633 |
| 2012 | 59 | #648 |
| 2011 | 46 | #764 |
| 2010 | 49 | #711 |
| 2009 | 44 | #747 |
| 2008 | 57 | #621 |
| 2007 | 46 | #687 |
| 2006 | 38 | #755 |
| 2005 | 44 | #658 |
| 2004 | 41 | #649 |
| 2003 | 35 | #686 |
| 2002 | 30 | #707 |
| 2001 | 22 | #845 |
| 2000 | 17 | #990 |
| 1999 | 20 | #870 |
| 1998 | 24 | #749 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,111 |
| 1996 | 15 | #979 |
How popular is Deniz in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,604th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 50 about 1 in 34,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 50 boys in the US were named Deniz, making it the 2,604th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,416th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 58 boys. It first appears in the records in 1963. 19 girls were also named Deniz in 2025 (6,115th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Deniz in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 45% of the babies named Deniz in the US in 1990, and 28% in 2025.
Deniz in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #2,604 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3,103 |
| 2023 | 53 | #2,509 |
| 2022 | 33 | #3,462 |
| 2021 | 32 | #3,494 |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,416 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2,338 |
| 2018 | 54 | #2,416 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,449 |
| 2016 | 56 | #2,335 |
| 2015 | 39 | #2,965 |
| 2014 | 43 | #2,752 |
| 2013 | 30 | #3,495 |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,228 |
| 2011 | 38 | #2,999 |
| 2010 | 32 | #3,376 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,397 |
| 2008 | 39 | #3,004 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2006 | 26 | #3,780 |
| 2005 | 34 | #3,018 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,364 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,361 |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,813 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,047 |
Names like Deniz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca, Brody, Cooper, Rowan, Noah, Jaxon, Lucas, Ezra, Enzo, Rio, Logan, Hudson
Names related to Deniz
More Turkish names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Deniz: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/deniz, updated 20 October 2026.