Is Denzel a boy or girl name?
Denzel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 215 boys were named Denzel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 11,603 US babies named Denzel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,034
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Denzel since 1906
- 11,603
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 869 babies
Boys and girls named Denzel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 155 | 17 | 9.9% |
| 1920s | 265 | 13 | 4.7% |
| 1930s | 202 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 154 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 123 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 73 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 248 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 5,453 | 11 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 2,121 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,825 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 906 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 215 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 196 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 198 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 135 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 162 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 165 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 181 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 194 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 176 | #1,111 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 188 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 183 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 203 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 200 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 155 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 180 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 202 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 213 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 187 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 196 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 201 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 250 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 209 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 253 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 196 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 214 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 182 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 295 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 382 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 464 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 547 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 736 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 864 | #311 | 5 | #14,060 |
| 1992 | 767 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 720 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 496 | #444 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1989 | 56 | #1,481 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 53 | #1,454 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 41 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,114 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,980 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,942 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,955 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,153 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,489 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,179 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,566 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,074 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,364 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,441 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,105 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,044 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,396 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,708 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,114 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,384 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,946 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,419 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,093 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,882 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 17 | #1,970 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,398 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,071 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,488 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 16 | #1,980 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 8 | #2,928 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,158 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,047 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,048 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,361 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,537 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,778 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,611 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 18 | #1,644 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,596 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 21 | #1,546 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 27 | #1,278 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,712 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 16 | #1,759 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 21 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,330 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 22 | #1,460 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 17 | #1,723 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 33 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,869 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 28 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 20 | #1,688 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 30 | #1,332 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,061 | 7 | #3,951 |
| 1926 | 36 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 24 | #1,544 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 26 | #1,499 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 31 | #1,308 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 26 | #1,478 | 6 | #4,581 |
| 1921 | 33 | #1,269 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,605 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,082 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 16 | #2,021 | 5 | #5,006 |
| 1917 | 28 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 33 | #1,141 | 7 | #3,636 |
| 1915 | 23 | #1,425 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,625 | 5 | #3,750 |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,463 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,508 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Denzel reached #311 in 1993. As a girl name, it reached #3,636 in 1916. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Denzel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.