Denys
Meaning
“Ukrainian form of Dionysius”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Denys has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
1,663 people · the #5,826 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 125,000 · median age 32
Among people named Denys living in Brazil at the 2022 census, roughly as many were born in the 1980s as in the 1990s, more than in any other decade.
The census also counted 38 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Denys
People given the name Denys in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1970 to 2009. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Denys deep dive
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