First Name DENNIS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DENNIS is ranked as the 50th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 970,517.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 304.37 people named DENNIS for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 91% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named DENNIS is 484,862.
  • The SSA data also shows that DENNIS is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names DENNIS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 970,517 +/-0.4%
  • National Rank 50
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 304.4

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 484,862
  • National Rank 93
  • Percentile Rank 99.90%
  • Proportion/100k 152.06

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DENNIS is 82.0% White, 3.5% Hispanic origin, 10.7% Black, 1.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name DENNIS have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name DENNIS is included in the following name categories:
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
  • German Common surname
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Danish masculine given name - DST Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • English surname

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name DENNIS

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 82.0% 63.9% 18.1%
Hispanic origin 3.5% 16.3% -12.8%
Black 10.7% 12.3% -1.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.8% 4.9% -3.1%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named DENNIS is California where 89,322 people have this name.
  • South Dakota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DENNIS, as 810.51 in every 100,000 South Dakotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • South Dakota is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is District of Columbia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names DENNIS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 51,808 402.22 99.9% Indiana 31,156 472.29 99.9% Iowa 17,424 560.76 99.9% Kansas 14,198 488.92 99.9% Michigan 39,169 395.25 99.9% Minnesota 23,001 421.48 99.9% Missouri 6,688 223.36 99.6% Nebraska 11,557 614.23 99.9% North Dakota 4,962 670.95 99.8% Ohio 50,899 439.01 99.9% South Dakota 6,915 810.51 99.8% Wisconsin 28,293 491.4 99.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DENNIS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 51,808 402.22 99.9%
Indiana 31,156 472.29 99.9%
Iowa 17,424 560.76 99.9%
Kansas 14,198 488.92 99.9%
Michigan 39,169 395.25 99.9%
Minnesota 23,001 421.48 99.9%
Missouri 6,688 223.36 99.6%
Nebraska 11,557 614.23 99.9%
North Dakota 4,962 670.95 99.8%
Ohio 50,899 439.01 99.9%
South Dakota 6,915 810.51 99.8%
Wisconsin 28,293 491.4 99.9%
West State Statistics First-Names DENNIS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 3,201 434.55 99.4% Arizona 24,545 364.62 99.9% California 89,322 230.2 100.0% Colorado 20,867 389.62 99.9% Hawaii 4,443 313 99.9% Idaho 8,347 510.66 99.9% Montana 5,554 542.6 99.8% Nevada 10,987 387 99.9% New Mexico 6,333 303.67 99.6% Oregon 18,638 469.45 99.9% Utah 12,522 425.49 99.9% Washington 22,874 323.93 99.9% Wyoming 3,124 534.77 99.7%

West States
State stats for the first name DENNIS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 3,201 434.55 99.4%
Arizona 24,545 364.62 99.9%
California 89,322 230.2 100.0%
Colorado 20,867 389.62 99.9%
Hawaii 4,443 313 99.9%
Idaho 8,347 510.66 99.9%
Montana 5,554 542.6 99.8%
Nevada 10,987 387 99.9%
New Mexico 6,333 303.67 99.6%
Oregon 18,638 469.45 99.9%
Utah 12,522 425.49 99.9%
Washington 22,874 323.93 99.9%
Wyoming 3,124 534.77 99.7%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names DENNIS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 6,692 186.05 99.6% Maine 2,985 224.39 98.9% Massachusetts 13,927 206.46 99.7% New Hampshire 3,401 256.33 99.1% New Jersey 23,059 257.98 99.9% New York 47,048 238.26 99.9% Pennsylvania 55,863 436.86 99.9% Rhode Island 2,607 247.04 99.3% Vermont 2,019 322.2 99.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DENNIS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 6,692 186.05 99.6%
Maine 2,985 224.39 98.9%
Massachusetts 13,927 206.46 99.7%
New Hampshire 3,401 256.33 99.1%
New Jersey 23,059 257.98 99.9%
New York 47,048 238.26 99.9%
Pennsylvania 55,863 436.86 99.9%
Rhode Island 2,607 247.04 99.3%
Vermont 2,019 322.2 99.3%
South State Statistics First-Names DENNIS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 12,712 262.13 99.8% Arkansas 9,955 335.61 99.8% Delaware 2,308 246.72 99.6% Dist. of Columbia 838 127.11 99.1% Florida 43,115 216.73 99.9% Georgia 25,711 254.63 99.9% Kentucky 16,412 371.86 99.8% Louisiana 12,018 258.47 99.8% Maryland 17,723 296.55 99.9% Mississippi 6,688 223.36 99.6% North Carolina 21,936 220.59 99.9% Oklahoma 13,066 336.93 99.8% South Carolina 14,366 297.28 99.8% Tennessee 19,343 295.34 99.8% Texas 45,810 169.94 99.9% Virginia 25,080 301.21 99.9% West Virginia 5,301 286.51 99.3%

South States
State stats for the first name DENNIS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 12,712 262.13 99.8%
Arkansas 9,955 335.61 99.8%
Delaware 2,308 246.72 99.6%
Dist. of Columbia 838 127.11 99.1%
Florida 43,115 216.73 99.9%
Georgia 25,711 254.63 99.9%
Kentucky 16,412 371.86 99.8%
Louisiana 12,018 258.47 99.8%
Maryland 17,723 296.55 99.9%
Mississippi 6,688 223.36 99.6%
North Carolina 21,936 220.59 99.9%
Oklahoma 13,066 336.93 99.8%
South Carolina 14,366 297.28 99.8%
Tennessee 19,343 295.34 99.8%
Texas 45,810 169.94 99.9%
Virginia 25,080 301.21 99.9%
West Virginia 5,301 286.51 99.3%
 

Full Names with DENNIS as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have DENNIS as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named DENNIS.

The most popular full name is DENNIS Smith. 0.85% of all the people named DENNIS have this family name.

There are 58657 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DENNIS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 DENNIS Smith 0.85%
2 DENNIS Johnson 0.68%
3 DENNIS Miller 0.49%
4 DENNIS Brown 0.46%
5 DENNIS Williams 0.42%
6 DENNIS Jones 0.39%
7 DENNIS Anderson 0.33%
8 DENNIS Moore 0.30%
9 DENNIS Wilson 0.28%
10 DENNIS Davis 0.28%
11 DENNIS Martin 0.27%
12 DENNIS Taylor 0.24%
13 DENNIS Thompson 0.24%
14 DENNIS Murphy 0.24%
15 DENNIS Clark 0.23%
16 DENNIS King 0.23%
17 DENNIS Lee 0.23%
18 DENNIS White 0.23%
19 DENNIS Hall 0.21%
20 DENNIS Nelson 0.20%

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