UK boy's name
Denislav
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Denislav is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Denislav popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3523, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2009, with 5 births.
This profile covers 28 England and Wales registrations across 7 recorded years from 2009 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 28 living people in the UK are called Denislav. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Denislav ranked #3523 for boys in England and Wales in 2023, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2009, when 5 boys were registered as Denislav.
- • About 28 living people in the UK are estimated to have Denislav as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3523
2023
Births in 2023
5
Latest year
Peak year
2009
5 births
Estimated living
28
2026
Popularity
Denislav over time
The chart below shows babies named Denislav registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2009 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Denislav, the clearest high point is 2009. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2023, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Denislav by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Denislav was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3787 | 13 | 3 |
| 2010s | #4473 | 10 | 3 |
| 2000s | #3227 | 5 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Denislav
- Daniel 120,900
- Dylan 60,836
- David 37,852
- Dominic 20,480
- Declan 11,657
- Dexter 11,627
- Danny 8,434
- Dean 5,329
- Dillon 4,113
- Douglas 3,773
- Dominik 3,494
- Damian 3,486
FAQ
Denislav: questions and answers
How popular is the name Denislav in the UK right now?
In 2023, Denislav was ranked #3523 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Denislav most popular?
The peak year on record was 2009, with 5 babies registered as Denislav in England and Wales.
How many people are called Denislav in the UK?
A total of 28 babies have been registered as Denislav across the 7 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.