Given name & surname
Denni
“follower of Dionysus”·“a follower of Dionysus”
In English use, Denni is a diminutive of Denise. In French use, Denise carries the interpretation “follower of Dionysus.” Denni is a variant of Dennis. One French interpretation is “a follower of Dionysus.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Denni is a diminutive of Denise. In French use, Denise carries the interpretation “follower of Dionysus.” Denni 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
Denni is a variant of Dennis. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Denni is a diminutive of Denise.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Denni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 212
- 15 boys · 197 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 14 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 girls is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 572 as a first name in 2020; 109 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.
Denni’s family of names
In English usage, Denni is a diminutive of Denise. Denni has a related form in Dennis. Denni has a related form in Denise.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Denni has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Denni
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