boy's name

Jean-Denis

  • Origin French
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 10
  • Births on record 2,241

Jean-Denis is a boy's name. In 2018 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Jean-Denis is a name of French origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1957, when 80 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1940.

Jean-Denis over time

Births per decade in France, 1940s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.

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'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Jean-Denis by decade in France
Decade Births
1940s 125
1950s 585
1960s 635
1970s 390
1980s 280
1990s 120
2000s 25
2010s (to 2018) 5

How popular is Jean-Denis?

In 2018, Jean-Denis was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Jean-Denis is used

Canada #1,738 6 in 1998
France #5,316 5 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Jean-Denis

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jean-Denis over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Jean-Denis

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jean-Denis — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jean-Denis

Is Jean-Denis a girl's or a boy's name?

Jean-Denis is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Jean-Denis most popular?

Jean-Denis peaked in 1957, when 80 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.