Given name & surname
Dennes
“a follower of Dionysus”
Dennes is a variant of Dennis. One French interpretation is “a follower of Dionysus.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dennes is a variant of Dennis. One French interpretation is “a follower of Dionysus.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dennes is a variant of Dennis. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1940. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dennes through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38
- 38 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 8 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 1995. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1965. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 146 as a first name in 2020; 113 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Dennes
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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