Dinis
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- dee-NEESH
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Dinis is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “of Dionysus”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Dinis mean?
Greek: Portuguese form of Dennis (Dionysius)
“of Dionysus”
King Dinis of Portugal, known as the Farmer King, was also a celebrated troubadour poet.
Is Dinis a girl's or a boy's name?
Dinis is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dinis in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Dinis, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2023, with 9 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Dinis than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Dinis in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Dinis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
Names like Dinis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Otis, Theo, River, Atlas, Idris, Bodhi, Lucas, Theodore, Denis, Luca, Harris, Aarav
Names related to Dinis
More Greek names
Sophia, George, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey, Elena
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, “Dinis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dinis, updated 20 October 2026.