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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Denzil

Denzil was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked 589th with 96 babies. More babies were named Denzil in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
193796 babies
Total since 1880
3,843babies recorded

Denzil popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 68 since 1915.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#10,9386
2010#8,9948
2000#6,9729
1990#2,80523
1980#2,75117
1970#1,66727
1960#1,38533
1950#1,12640
1940#1,01041
1930#1,00946
1920#76874
1910——
1900#1,0737
1890——
1880——

How popular is Denzil, counting every spelling?

Denzil has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Denzil?

About 1,500 people born in the US named Denzil are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 38 and 75. That makes Denzil a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Denzil by state

How common Denzil was among boys born in each state in 1935–1939, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (16.7×), Kentucky (5.9×), Missouri (3.6×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIN0.04Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesMO0.23Kentucky: 0.38 per 1,000 babiesKY0.38West Virginia: 1.1 per 1,000 babiesWV1.1Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAR0.07Tennessee: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTN0.05North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOK0.06Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Denzil, boys, 1935–1939. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Denzil: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Denzil, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Denzil

How popular is the name Denzil?

Denzil was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked 589th with 96 babies. More babies were named Denzil in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Denzil a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 68 girls and 3,775 boys.

Where was Denzil most popular?

In 1935–1939, Denzil was most common in West Virginia (1.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kentucky and Missouri.