Denni
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- DEN-ee
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Denni is a name of Greek origin, meaning “of Dionysus”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Denni mean?
Greek: spelling of Denny; pet form of Dennis
“of Dionysus”
A pet form of Dennis, also an English surname.
Meaning borrowed from Denny.
Is Denni a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Denni has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK.
How popular is Denni in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 150% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Denni, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Denni in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 68 boys in the UK were given Denni or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #567, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Denni in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
Names like Denni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan, Brody, Finn, Rowan, Conan, Rian, Darragh, Callan, Cassian, Lochlan, Kayden, Kody
Other spellings of Denni
Names related to Denni
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Denni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/denni, updated 20 October 2026.