Meaning and history
Possibly a variant of Denzil, this spelling was popularized by American actor Denzel Washington (1954–), who was named after his father.
20062006: 196 births, rank #948
2007: 187 births, rank #1,017
2008: 213 births, rank #946
2009: 202 births, rank #982
2010: 180 births, rank #1,068
20112011: 155 births, rank #1,155
2012: 200 births, rank #993
2013: 203 births, rank #985
2014: 183 births, rank #1,068
2015: 189 births, rank #1,049
20162016: 176 births, rank #1,110
2017: 194 births, rank #1,036
2018: 181 births, rank #1,090
2019: 165 births, rank #1,171
2020: 163 births, rank #1,177
20212021: 135 births, rank #1,365
2022: 198 births, rank #1,093
2023: 196 births, rank #1,094
2024: 217 births, rank #1,026
20252025: 177 births, rank #1,166
Denzel rose from #993 to #985 for boys between 2012 and 2013. Its highest annual birth count came in 1993, with 864 births.