Denys
Denys is a unisex given name: about 86% of people named Denys are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 86% male / 14% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Ukraine, United States, Belgium
- US births since 1880
- 171 male / 426 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Denys
To address Denys when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Denys," in English, "Guten Tag Denys," in German. About 86% of people named Denys are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Denys,
German
Guten Tag Denys,
French
Bonjour Denys,
Spanish
Estimado/a Denys:
Chinese
Denys您好：
Japanese
Denys様
English
Hi Denys,
German
Hi Denys,
French
Salut Denys,
Spanish
Hola Denys,
Chinese
Denys你好：
Japanese
Denysさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 29% |
| Belgium | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| France | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
171 male · 426 female · 597 births recorded
Since 1980: 41% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Denys a male or female name?
Denys is a unisex given name: about 86% of people named Denys are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Denys in an email?
To address Denys when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Denys," in English, "Guten Tag Denys," in German. About 86% of people named Denys are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Denys a unisex name?
Denys is not a unisex name: 86% of people named Denys are men. Denys leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Denys a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/denys (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_denys,
title = {Is Denys a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/denys},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}