Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Dennies 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 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dennies through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 65
- 65 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1952
- 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 1969. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 122 as a first name in 2020; 173 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.
Dennies’s family of names
Dennies may belong to the same name family as Denies. 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 Dennies, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Denis
“a follower of Dionysus” · “follower of Dionysus”
94% boys · 6% girls
Dennis
“a follower of Dionysus”
99% boys · 1% girls
Denny
“a follower of Dionysus” · “follower of Dionysus”
98% boys · 2% girls
Donnie
“ruler of the world” · “a brown-haired chief”
99% boys · 1% girls
Danniel
>99% boys
Derwin
“a friend of the deer; a gifted friend”
>99% boys
Daryel
>99% boys
Del
“the ruler of the tribe” · “from the small valley”
>99% boys