How Many People Are Named Denzel?
people named Denzel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 31,802 people in the US has this name
Based on 11,779 babies named Denzel in Social Security records from 1906 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
869 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Possibly a variant of DENZIL. This spelling of the name was popularized by American actor Denzel Washington (1954-), who was named after his father.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Denzel (99.9%) were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1910s: 9.9% of the babies were girls then and 0% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Denzel alive today is about 24 years old, and 58% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 32 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Denzel first appears in the records in 1906 and was given most often in 1993, to 869 babies. In 2025, 177 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1906 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Denzel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #311, in 1993. In 2025 it ranked #1,166.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,166 |
| Best rank | #311 (1993) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #422 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Denzel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Denzel were born in New York than in any other state: about 1,169 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Denzel was given 2.9 times as often in Louisiana, 2.3 times in District of Columbia and 2 times in New York.
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