Denny
Boy · DEN-ee · Greek
Denny is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “of Dionysus”. In 2025 it ranked 754th for boys in the UK (51 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Denny mean?
Greek: pet form of Dennis
“of Dionysus”
A pet form of Dennis, also an English surname.
- Say it
- DEN-ee
Is Denny a girl's or a boy's name?
Denny is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 51 boys in the UK and 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Denny in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #754among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 51about 1 in 5,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 51 boys in the UK were named Denny, making it the 754th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 731st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 58 boys.
Half of all the boys named Denny in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 68 boys in the UK were given Denny or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #567, up from #754 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 697th in England and Wales.
Denny in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | #754 |
| 2024 | 46 | #803 |
| 2023 | 58 | #673 |
| 2022 | 49 | #752 |
| 2021 | 49 | #773 |
| 2020 | 51 | #731 |
| 2019 | 43 | #805 |
| 2018 | 45 | #796 |
| 2017 | 46 | #806 |
| 2016 | 43 | #822 |
| 2015 | 42 | #825 |
| 2014 | 43 | #807 |
| 2013 | 44 | #797 |
| 2012 | 36 | #922 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,433 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,180 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 26 | #1,031 |
| 2006 | 19 | #1,207 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,267 |
| 2004 | 23 | #983 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Denny in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Denny, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 1947, with 439 boys. It first appears in the records in 1889.
Half of all the boys named Denny in the US since 1880 were born between 1946 and 1977, the years shaded on the chart below.
Denny in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,710 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,531 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 32 | #3,493 |
| 2018 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2017 | 33 | #3,376 |
| 2016 | 31 | #3,523 |
| 2015 | 48 | #2,564 |
| 2014 | 44 | #2,703 |
| 2013 | 44 | #2,666 |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2011 | 68 | #1,998 |
| 2010 | 63 | #2,117 |
| 2009 | 50 | #2,527 |
| 2008 | 65 | #2,103 |
| 2007 | 85 | #1,741 |
| 2006 | 78 | #1,769 |
| 2005 | 68 | #1,865 |
| 2004 | 73 | #1,728 |
| 2003 | 73 | #1,684 |
| 2002 | 81 | #1,526 |
| 2001 | 68 | #1,695 |
| 2000 | 66 | #1,709 |
| 1999 | 76 | #1,486 |
| 1998 | 63 | #1,639 |
| 1997 | 98 | #1,204 |
| 1996 | 97 | #1,178 |
| 1995 | 88 | #1,234 |
| 1994 | 90 | #1,207 |
| 1993 | 83 | #1,243 |
| 1992 | 98 | #1,106 |
| 1991 | 114 | #1,002 |
| 1990 | 88 | #1,151 |
| 1989 | 118 | #935 |
| 1988 | 112 | #902 |
| 1987 | 114 | #874 |
| 1986 | 109 | #870 |
| 1985 | 117 | #823 |
| 1984 | 101 | #874 |
| 1983 | 122 | #791 |
| 1982 | 157 | #692 |
| 1981 | 134 | #754 |
| 1980 | 139 | #744 |
| 1979 | 139 | #733 |
| 1978 | 149 | #686 |
| 1977 | 189 | #609 |
| 1976 | 165 | #639 |
| 1975 | 200 | #570 |
| 1974 | 217 | #544 |
| 1973 | 198 | #565 |
| 1972 | 224 | #529 |
| 1971 | 217 | #547 |
| 1970 | 244 | #517 |
| 1969 | 267 | #467 |
| 1968 | 204 | #535 |
| 1967 | 195 | #532 |
| 1966 | 215 | #516 |
| 1965 | 237 | #496 |
| 1964 | 227 | #519 |
| 1963 | 275 | #480 |
| 1962 | 259 | #493 |
| 1961 | 259 | #489 |
| 1960 | 309 | #456 |
| 1959 | 317 | #451 |
| 1958 | 305 | #448 |
| 1957 | 294 | #448 |
| 1956 | 255 | #472 |
| 1955 | 238 | #475 |
| 1954 | 221 | #485 |
| 1953 | 246 | #456 |
| 1952 | 251 | #444 |
| 1951 | 270 | #414 |
| 1950 | 296 | #391 |
| 1949 | 272 | #406 |
| 1948 | 327 | #375 |
| 1947 | 439 | #325 |
| 1946 | 391 | #325 |
| 1945 | 273 | #359 |
| 1944 | 295 | #347 |
| 1943 | 300 | #353 |
| 1942 | 303 | #346 |
| 1941 | 224 | #383 |
| 1940 | 187 | #426 |
| 1939 | 222 | #381 |
| 1938 | 162 | #454 |
| 1937 | 141 | #478 |
| 1936 | 139 | #477 |
| 1935 | 127 | #509 |
| 1934 | 132 | #501 |
| 1933 | 105 | #557 |
| 1932 | 86 | #657 |
| 1931 | 60 | #808 |
| 1930 | 76 | #718 |
| 1929 | 70 | #763 |
| 1928 | 70 | #775 |
| 1927 | 62 | #858 |
| 1926 | 47 | #1,010 |
| 1925 | 39 | #1,121 |
| 1924 | 34 | #1,246 |
| 1923 | 26 | #1,460 |
| 1922 | 38 | #1,158 |
| 1921 | 40 | #1,122 |
| 1920 | 32 | #1,273 |
| 1919 | 18 | #1,810 |
| 1918 | 20 | #1,709 |
| 1917 | 26 | #1,362 |
| 1916 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 1915 | 21 | #1,504 |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,544 |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,440 |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,352 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,189 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,588 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,155 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,372 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,093 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,049 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,050 |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,001 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #973 |
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