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Dennis

Dennis ranks #500 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 3 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #776 among boy dog names.
Dennis's popularity trend

Dennis's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank.

0.005%0.01%0.015%0.02%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
3
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#500
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−2,012
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% male
0% female100% male

Gender split comes from 23 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Dennis mean?
/ˈdɛnɪs/2 syllablesOrigin: Ancient Greek

Dennis is an English given name derived from Dionysius, honoring the Greek god Dionysus.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Dennis shows up

Cats named Dennis per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.02%
TorontoON, CA<0.01%

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