Denzel

Given to 11,779 US babies since 1906

▲ Rising +20% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#1166

recorded as boys

140 since 2024

Babies in 2025

177

boys 177

Peak year

1993

864 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

11,779

since 1906

Born a Denzel? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Denzel was most popular in 1993, when 864 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.44 per 1,000). In 2025, 177 babies were named Denzel, ranking #1166 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 20%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	177	1166
2024	<5	—	217	1026
2023	<5	—	196	1094
2022	<5	—	198	1093
2021	<5	—	135	1365
2020	<5	—	163	1177
2019	<5	—	165	1171
2018	<5	—	181	1090
2017	<5	—	194	1036
2016	<5	—	176	1110
2015	<5	—	189	1049
2014	<5	—	183	1068
2013	<5	—	203	985
2012	<5	—	200	993
2011	<5	—	155	1155
2010	<5	—	180	1068
2009	<5	—	202	982
2008	<5	—	213	946
2007	<5	—	187	1017
2006	<5	—	196	948
2005	<5	—	201	896
2004	<5	—	250	744
2003	<5	—	209	833
2002	<5	—	253	707
2001	<5	—	196	829
2000	<5	—	214	776
1999	<5	—	182	831
1998	<5	—	295	621
1997	<5	—	382	524
1996	<5	—	464	473
1995	<5	—	547	416
1994	<5	—	736	335
1993	5	13442	864	311
1992	<5	—	767	330
1991	<5	—	720	338
1990	6	11409	496	444
1989	<5	—	56	1476
1988	<5	—	53	1451
1987	<5	—	41	1655
1986	<5	—	27	2096
1985	<5	—	16	2942
1984	<5	—	28	1933
1983	<5	—	15	2912
1982	<5	—	7	5003
1981	<5	—	<5	—
1980	<5	—	5	6250
1979	<5	—	<5	—
1978	<5	—	<5	—
1977	<5	—	<5	—
1976	<5	—	<5	—
1975	<5	—	<5	—
1974	<5	—	<5	—
1973	<5	—	7	4054
1972	<5	—	6	4441
1971	<5	—	7	3963
1970	<5	—	6	4230
1969	<5	—	<5	—
1968	<5	—	7	3365
1967	<5	—	<5	—
1966	<5	—	8	2986
1965	<5	—	12	2366
1964	<5	—	10	2665
1963	<5	—	8	3044
1962	<5	—	7	3305
1961	<5	—	9	2900
1960	<5	—	7	3337
1959	<5	—	8	3037
1958	<5	—	9	2818
1957	<5	—	17	1952
1956	<5	—	12	2361
1955	<5	—	15	2048
1954	<5	—	11	2449
1953	<5	—	16	1958
1952	<5	—	8	2875
1951	<5	—	13	2135
1950	<5	—	14	2019
1949	<5	—	14	2022
1948	<5	—	11	2326
1947	<5	—	10	2498
1946	<5	—	17	1759
1945	<5	—	8	2574
1944	<5	—	18	1630
1943	<5	—	20	1577
1942	<5	—	21	1537
1941	<5	—	27	1276
1940	<5	—	8	2671
1939	<5	—	18	1578
1938	<5	—	16	1741
1937	<5	—	21	1481
1936	<5	—	10	2301
1935	<5	—	22	1453
1934	<5	—	21	1498
1933	<5	—	17	1707
1932	<5	—	33	1175
1931	<5	—	16	1843
1930	<5	—	28	1368
1929	<5	—	20	1672
1928	<5	—	30	1323
1927	7	3875	16	2034
1926	<5	—	36	1192
1925	<5	—	24	1534
1924	<5	—	26	1492
1923	<5	—	31	1300
1922	6	4445	26	1470
1921	<5	—	33	1267
1920	<5	—	23	1592
1919	<5	—	15	2063
1918	5	4809	16	1998
1917	<5	—	28	1291
1916	7	3552	33	1138
1915	<5	—	23	1410
1914	5	3618	15	1608
1913	<5	—	13	1497
1912	<5	—	<5	—
1911	<5	—	6	1537
1910	<5	—	6	1421
1909	<5	—	5	1440
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	6	1111