The baby name Denys is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EN/UA: DEN-iss (/ˈdɛnɪs/); FR: deh-NEE (/dəˈni/).
Denys is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Denys is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EN/UA: DEN-iss (/ˈdɛnɪs/); FR: deh-NEE (/dəˈni/).
Denys is Greek in Origin.
Denys is a traditional spelling of a name ultimately from Greek Dionysios, meaning “devoted to Dionysus,” the god of wine and ecstatic revelry. Through Latin Dionysius and Old French Denis, it entered medieval Western Europe; the English spelling Denys appears in records from the 12th century and later became a surname. The cult of Saint Denis (St. Denys in English), the martyred 3rd‑century bishop of Paris, greatly advanced its popularity across France and England.
Today, Denys is maintained as a distinct given name in English historical families, in French Canada (e.g., filmmaker Denys Arcand), and as the standard Ukrainian transliteration Денис (contrasting with Russian/Western Denis). Close variants include Denis (French, Slavic), Dennis (English, Germanic), Dénes (Hungarian), Dionisio/Dionísio (Italian/Spanish/Portuguese), and Greek Dionysios/Dionysis. Feminine counterparts are Denise and Denyse; diminutives include Denny and Den. The core meaning remains “follower of Dionysus.”
| Denys Shmyhal Denys Shmyhal is a Ukrainian politician best known for serving as Ukraine’s prime minister from 2020 to 2025. Born in 1975, he has also held several other senior posts, including minister of defence, governor of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, and later First Deputy Prime Minister and minister of energy. | Denys Monastyrskyi Denys Monastyrskyi was a Ukrainian politician who served as the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine from 2021 until his untimely death in 2023. He played a significant role in reforming Ukraine's law enforcement agencies during a critical period for the country. | Denys Arcand Denys Arcand is a Canadian filmmaker best known for his film 'The Barbarian Invasions', which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2004. He also directed 'The Decline of the American Empire' and 'Jesus of Montreal', both of which received critical acclaim. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| LT | 0 | #88 | 1 | 949 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| MU | 0 | #135 | 3 | 3,613 | |
| PA | 0 | #136 | 3 | 3,797 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #149 | 3 | 2,166 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| CZ | 0 | #185 | 2 | 3,154 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #229 | 114 | 6,459 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #244 | 3 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #245 | 5 | 5,568 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #251 | 3 | 6,830 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #256 | 3 | 3,650 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #266 | 39 | 6,530 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #270 | 4 | 6,912 |
| Canada | Boys | 1998 | #289 | 5 | 1,858 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #326 | 4 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #327 | 6 | 7,401 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #328 | 40 | 7,951 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| BR | 0 | #333 | 13 | 5,969 | |
| GT | 0 | #335 | 4 | 5,948 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #363 | 7 | 8,477 |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #383 | 9 | 2,846 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #389 | 11 | 5,922 |
| BO | 0 | #402 | 7 | 6,868 | |
| CL | 0 | #402 | 10 | 6,867 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #433 | 10 | 2,180 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #434 | 41 | 7,625 |
| MX | 0 | #438 | 8 | 8,339 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #448 | 34 | 9,861 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #458 | 10 | 7,628 |
| CO | 0 | #469 | 12 | 7,768 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #489 | 17 | 12,621 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #497 | 9 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #503 | 8 | 10,188 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #513 | 255 | 12,213 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #514 | 39 | 10,162 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #517 | 11 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #534 | 15 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #536 | 15 | 12,054 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #538 | 4 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #546 | 47 | 9,244 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #585 | 23 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #633 | 33 | 13,390 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #646 | 242 | 14,506 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #663 | 20 | 3,552 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| IT | 0 | #701 | 14 | 4,183 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #730 | 385 | 16,140 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #791 | 61 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #815 | 116 | 5,610 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #874 | 47 | 15,656 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #884 | 9 | 7,044 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #891 | 53 | 14,861 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #912 | 41 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #913 | 39 | 5,873 |
| United States | Girls | 2010 | #917 | 6 | 9,789 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #964 | 19 | 16,355 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #973 | 11 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #993 | 491 | 10,046 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,063 | 121 | 17,781 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,076 | 17 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,100 | 12 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,154 | 25 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,410 | 37 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,605 | 10 | 28,008 |
Denys is popular in 61 countries — most recent births per country:
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