Given name & surname
Dennie
“follower of Dionysus”·“a follower of Dionysus”
Dennie is a variant of Denise. In French use, Denise carries the interpretation “follower of Dionysus.” Dennie is a variant of Dennis. One French interpretation is “a follower of Dionysus.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dennie is a variant of Denise. In French use, Denise carries the interpretation “follower of Dionysus.” Dennie 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
Dennie 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 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dennie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,537
- 3,729 boys · 808 girls
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 114 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 82% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 96 in 1946. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,991 as a first name in 2020; 1,505 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.
Dennie’s family of names
Dennie has a related form in Dennis. Dennie has a related form in Denise. In German usage, Dennie has a related form in Denny.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Dennie
- Dennie MooreAmerican actress (1902–1978)
- Dennie GordonAmerican film and television directorborn 1953
- Dennie ChristianGerman singer and television presenterborn 1956
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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