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The baby name Deni is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DEH-nee (IPA: /ˈdɛni/); sometimes DAY-nee (IPA: /ˈdeɪni/).

Deni is Greek in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: DEH-nee (IPA: /ˈdɛni/); sometimes DAY-nee (IPA: /ˈdeɪni/)

What is the meaning of the name Deni ?

The baby name Deni is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DEH-nee (IPA: /ˈdɛni/); sometimes DAY-nee (IPA: /ˈdeɪni/).

Deni is Greek in Origin.

Deni is a unisex diminutive and independent given name found in the Balkans, parts of Europe, Indonesia, and English-speaking countries. Often it contracts Denis/Denise, descendants of Greek Dionysios via Latin and Old French, meaning "devotee of Dionysus." In South Slavic use it may also shorten Denislav or Denitsa (Bulgarian/Macedonian Denitsa/Denica), from den "day"; via Denitsa it carries the sense "morning star" (Venus).

Its spread reflects the medieval cult of Saint Denis, which popularized Denis/Denise across Europe, and later 20th-century taste for short, vowel-rich names. Today Deni appears as a familiar or formal name in Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, and North Macedonia, and is common in Indonesia as a streamlined masculine choice. Related forms include Denis, Denise, Dennis, Denys, Denisa, Denitsa/Denica, Denislav, and the nickname Denny.

Deni has the following similar or variant Names

Deni – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
BF Boys 0 #26 1 439
KR Boys 0 #26 2 897
ID 0 #30 10 2,238
BI Boys 0 #44 1 917
HN Boys 0 #52 1 749
AL 0 #54 22 2,372
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
BG 0 #67 14 1,799
AO 0 #75 3 2,729
ID Boys 0 #76 58 4,130
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
SI 0 #78 3 1,612
RS 0 #83 2 923
ID Girls 0 #96 7 3,319
TW 0 #98 6 4,523
QA 0 #103 4 7,011
BN Boys 0 #107 27 6,332
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
GE Boys 0 #109 2 2,055
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
HR Boys 0 #120 230 3,997
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
CY Girls 0 #124 2 3,755
EE Boys 0 #124 2 2,087
AL Boys 0 #125 212 5,122
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
IQ 0 #131 3 3,533
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
RS Boys 0 #140 15 2,277
EE Girls 0 #142 1 1,888
AL Girls 0 #143 84 4,141
HR 0 #148 32 2,081
LT Boys 0 #150 2 2,166
BG Girls 0 #151 74 3,559
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
CZ 0 #170 16 3,154
Sweden Girls 2008 #170 2 1,358
HU Boys 0 #171 4 3,954
SI Girls 0 #173 5 2,769
SI Boys 0 #177 33 3,402
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
Sweden Boys 2017 #188 3 1,544
BG Boys 0 #191 29 3,850
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
TW Boys 0 #209 33 7,111
IR 0 #212 18 4,221
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
LU Boys 0 #218 3 4,970
GR Girls 0 #227 16 6,293
AO Boys 0 #231 12 5,568
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
RU Boys 0 #239 356 12,621
CZ Girls 0 #245 99 5,378
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
PT 0 #248 3 4,161
JP Girls 0 #249 3 6,592
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
GR Boys 0 #256 12 6,912
TW Girls 0 #257 20 8,139
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
HR Girls 0 #261 29 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #270 20 6,578
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
CZ Boys 0 #286 19 6,530
JP Boys 0 #298 6 7,909
SA 0 #304 9 10,560
DK Boys 0 #326 7 7,401
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
GT 0 #335 4 5,948
PL Boys 0 #335 6 6,459
BR 0 #336 10 5,969
QA Girls 0 #338 6 15,378
MY 0 #353 2 12,352
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
MU Girls 0 #360 3 8,539
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
PL Girls 0 #361 4 5,096
MU Boys 0 #365 5 8,477
PT Boys 0 #374 8 7,951
Austria Boys 0 #376 67 2,180
France Boys 2021 #385 3 2,865
Austria Girls 0 #398 23 1,885
BO 0 #404 5 6,868
MX 0 #404 10 8,339
UY Boys 0 #405 9 5,922
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
OM Girls 0 #420 5 15,987
Germany 0 #424 14 2,542
PH Girls 0 #428 2 13,098
CL 0 #429 6 6,867
IR Girls 0 #440 91 8,334
GT Boys 0 #443 32 7,625
AR Boys 0 #455 13 7,628
PA Boys 0 #461 21 9,305
SD Boys 0 #465 2 10,523
PT Girls 0 #467 5 7,952
IQ Girls 0 #476 29 11,303
RU Girls 0 #485 14 11,913
CR Boys 0 #507 4 10,188
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
PA Girls 0 #510 9 9,861
HK Boys 0 #517 11 12,905
UY Girls 0 #528 9 6,731
IR Boys 0 #533 20 10,162
GT Girls 0 #539 3 7,500
AE Girls 0 #543 11 20,968
PS Girls 0 #545 3 10,981
PS Boys 0 #556 6 10,655
KW Girls 0 #558 4 19,177
BO Boys 0 #563 30 9,244
CR Girls 0 #567 7 11,342
CM Boys 0 #568 8 12,054
SG Girls 0 #572 15 18,916
BH 0 #585 3 17,937
AR Girls 0 #586 14 8,289
BR Boys 0 #593 161 12,213
IL Boys 0 #594 14 10,983
BO Girls 0 #598 14 9,488
HK Girls 0 #598 18 16,104
BD Boys 0 #601 5 10,045
CL Boys 0 #628 38 13,390
IL Girls 0 #640 6 11,648
IN Girls 0 #647 8 13,121
SG Boys 0 #665 33 17,960
Finland Boys 2026 #666 17 3,552
IT 0 #667 48 4,183
QA Boys 0 #678 30 18,093
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #692 6 13,071
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
Germany Girls 0 #784 55 4,949
KW Boys 0 #798 9 18,755
CL Girls 0 #799 53 14,098
BR Girls 0 #800 142 12,708
MY Boys 0 #803 320 25,439
NG Girls 0 #825 2 15,093
PE Boys 0 #835 44 14,506
Germany Boys 0 #845 108 5,697
OM Boys 0 #861 21 17,948
TN 0 #861 5 13,765
United States Boys 2024 #886 7 7,044
PE Girls 0 #887 57 14,861
Spain Boys 0 #893 38 5,610
CO Boys 0 #897 24 15,656
Spain Girls 0 #903 81 5,561
NL Boys 0 #903 49 5,873
United States Girls 2024 #911 6 8,487
EG Boys 0 #919 7 15,035
SA Girls 0 #919 17 25,931
NL Girls 0 #927 29 5,933
MX Boys 0 #938 45 16,355
EG Girls 0 #947 13 14,742
MY Girls 0 #950 45 24,821
IN Boys 0 #973 29 16,750
MX Girls 0 #979 205 17,781
NG Boys 0 #993 9 16,906
CO Girls 0 #1,020 59 16,140
IT Boys 0 #1,038 443 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,065 394 9,415
AE Boys 0 #1,068 25 22,615
ZA Girls 0 #1,131 11 25,928
TR 0 #1,151 61 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,153 26 25,619
DZ 0 #1,158 19 20,130
MA 0 #1,193 7 20,986
SA Boys 0 #1,446 169 28,008

Deni is popular in 83 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
France
Sweden
AE
AL

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People also ask about Deni

Deni is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Deni is a 2 syllable name, pronounced DEH-nee (IPA: /ˈdɛni/); sometimes DAY-nee (IPA: /ˈdeɪni/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Denny, Denni, Deny, Denis, Dennis and Denise.
Yes — Deni ranked #170 in Sweden in 2008, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Deni ranks highest in Sweden (#170 in 2008).