Baby name

Denzel

Boy

Origin of the name

Denzel comes from a place name in Cornwall. The actor Denzel Washington made it famous.

Short-lived name

1993 was its best year: 864 births, or 1 baby in 4,362. The decline was steep: births are now 79% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 1166. 46% of all babies named Denzel since 1880 were born in the 1990s.

11,738births since 1880

1990sgeneration

No. 311rank at its peak, in 1993

Where babies named Denzel are born

1993

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The darker the blue, the more common Denzel is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Denzel is most common in Louisiana (2.9 times), New York (1.9) and Illinois (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Denzil 3,775
Denzell 1,321

Names from the same era

Gregorio · Heriberto · Tevin · Devonte · Nigel · Darien

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