Dénes at a glance
Dénes is a masculine given name used in Hungary. This guide focuses on the parts we can label clearly: Hungarian usage, current popularity status where official data is available, spelling context and related names.
Is Dénes a Hungarian name?
Dénes is included in the broader Szilvia.com Hungarian given-name directory. It is not presented here as a 2024 top-50 newborn name; the current-popularity badge is reserved for names appearing in the official KSH ranking.
“Hungarian name” can mean more than one thing. Some names originated in Hungarian or have especially strong Hungarian historical associations; others are Hungarian forms of wider European names; and still others are international names that are now regularly registered in Hungary. Szilvia.com keeps those ideas separate rather than treating every name used in Hungary as Hungarian in origin.
How the spelling works in Hungarian
Hungarian spelling is highly systematic, but it contains letter combinations and accented vowels that can be unfamiliar to English speakers. Hungarian words normally carry primary stress on the first syllable.
- The accent in é marks a distinct long vowel in Hungarian.
For a general introduction to the sound system, see the Hungarian name pronunciation guide.
Popularity and modern usage
Dénes is included in the broader Szilvia.com Hungarian given-name directory. It is not presented here as a 2024 top-50 newborn name; the current-popularity badge is reserved for names appearing in the official KSH ranking.
Popularity changes quickly, so Szilvia.com dates every ranking claim instead of describing a name as simply “popular” forever. The current popularity layer uses official Hungarian Central Statistical Office material based on registration data.
Name days and cultural context
Hungary has a strong névnap, or name-day, tradition. A given name can be associated with one or more calendar dates, and conventions can vary by calendar or source. Rather than attach an unverified date to every new directory page, we link to the Hungarian name-day guide and add individual dates when they have been checked.
Names related to Dénes
Explore other boy names from the same directory. These suggestions are for discovery and internal navigation; they do not imply that the names share the same etymology.
Where Dénes fits in the 250-name directory
This page is part of Szilvia.com’s 250 Hungarian given names project: 125 boy names and 125 girl names combining current KSH top-50 names with a broader set of established, traditional and internationally used names found in Hungarian naming culture.