Is Denzil a boy or girl name?
Denzil was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 1.8% of the 3,843 US babies named Denzil were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Denzil since 1897
- 3,843
- Most popular year
- 1937
- 96 babies
Boys and girls named Denzil, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 384 | 28 | 6.8% |
| 1920s | 698 | 35 | 4.8% |
| 1930s | 668 | 5 | 0.7% |
| 1940s | 543 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 453 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 276 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 207 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 128 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 203 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 107 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 52 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,933 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,102 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,940 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #11,062 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,629 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,295 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #11,176 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,993 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,191 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,149 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #10,027 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,561 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,247 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,642 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,871 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,661 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,573 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,972 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,300 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,215 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,296 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,059 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,125 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,788 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,401 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,422 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,850 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,804 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,085 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,249 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,380 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,969 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,126 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,992 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,218 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 15 | #3,004 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,662 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,751 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,608 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,481 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,533 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,225 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,382 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,890 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 26 | #1,737 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,146 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 27 | #1,668 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 18 | #2,001 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 27 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 18 | #1,866 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 22 | #1,663 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 26 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 31 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 30 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 38 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 33 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 33 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 43 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 41 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 48 | #1,101 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 57 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 33 | #1,316 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 52 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 44 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 43 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 52 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 40 | #1,126 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 72 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 40 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 60 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 62 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 58 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 43 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 62 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 60 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 45 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 41 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 51 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 78 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 96 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 64 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 55 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 64 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 69 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 71 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 74 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 46 | #1,009 | 5 | #4,713 |
| 1929 | 66 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 74 | #743 | 5 | #4,884 |
| 1927 | 68 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 61 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 61 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 71 | #802 | 7 | #4,101 |
| 1923 | 88 | #688 | 5 | #5,127 |
| 1922 | 68 | #821 | 5 | #5,195 |
| 1921 | 67 | #844 | 7 | #4,124 |
| 1920 | 74 | #768 | 6 | #4,515 |
| 1919 | 67 | #791 | 6 | #4,386 |
| 1918 | 65 | #809 | 7 | #3,970 |
| 1917 | 67 | #766 | 6 | #4,219 |
| 1916 | 53 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 47 | #908 | 9 | #2,953 |
| 1914 | 40 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 18 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 13 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 10 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 8 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Denzil reached #589 in 1937. As a girl name, it reached #2,953 in 1915. 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 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Denzil
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.