Boy
Denny
As a boy's name, Denny is understood to mean "follower of Dionysus". It is not as common as it was in the 1940s, though it has not disappeared. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. The name's best year yet was 1947.
EtymologyDiminutive of Dennis/Denise
EtymologyMeaning "follower of Dionysus"
Births by decade
1900s
26
1910s
157
1920s
472
1930s
1,286
1940s
3,070
1950s
2,795
1960s
2,502
1970s
2,019
1980s
1,256
1990s
910
2000s
707
2010s
373
Peaked in the 1940s · 15,573 total U.S. births since 1900