MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Denis mean?
Denis is a French form of Dionysios, a Greek name meaning belonging to Dionysus. Dionysus is the ancient Greek god connected with wine and the theatre.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
डेनिस
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Denis in Indian usage
1,435 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (89.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 148 records (10.3%).
- Recorded as male: 1,287 records (89.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 186 |
| 1970s | 267 |
| 1980s | 403 |
| 1990s | 402 |
| Other decades | 177 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Meghalaya | 406 |
| Maharashtra | 182 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 140 |
| Jharkhand | 118 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 118 |
| Other states | 471 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Denis / M | 80 | 484 |
| Scotland | Denis / M | 3 | 762 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Denis ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Denis; Table_6, C489 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Denis; Table_6, C489
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Denis; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Denis; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy