Denzell
Denzell was the 6903rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 834th with 160 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 834 places. More babies were named Denzell in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,903 boys, down 857 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1992160 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,321babies recorded
Denzell popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,903 | 12 |
| 2020 | #6,046 | 14 |
| 2010 | #4,715 | 20 |
| 2000 | #3,447 | 24 |
| 1990 | #1,271 | 76 |
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How popular is Denzell, counting every spelling?
Denzell is a spelling of Denzel, a name family that ranked #1,066 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,903 for Denzell on its own. Together these spellings went to 189 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denzel | 177 | #1,166 | 923 |
| Denzell | 12 | #6,903 | 50 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Denzell?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Denzell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Denzell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Denzell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Denzell?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Denzell are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 21 and 34. That makes Denzell mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Denzell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Denzell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Denzell
How popular is the name Denzell?
Denzell was the 6903rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 834th with 160 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 834 places. More babies were named Denzell in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Denzell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Denzell in the US.