Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Dannis isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dannis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 181
- 181 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 1946. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 400 as a first name in 2020; 248 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dannis’s family of names
Dannis may belong to the same name family as DANIS. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Dannis, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Donis
Donis is used as a given name and a surname. Donis is connected with Adonis.
>99% boys
Deane
“from the valley; a church official”
>99% boys
Andris
“manliness” · “virility”
>99% boys
Dian
Dian is a feminine given name from Javanese. It is used in Indonesian.
>99% boys
Denis
“a follower of Dionysus” · “follower of Dionysus”
94% boys · 6% girls
Artis
“lofty hill; noble” · “rock”
94% boys · 6% girls
Denny
“a follower of Dionysus” · “follower of Dionysus”
98% boys · 2% girls
Dix
“the tenth-born child”
>99% boys