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.
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
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 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 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 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 States
State stats for the first name DENNIS
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