Gender
Origin
- African
- Wild One
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Denzel
Pronunciation
d(e)-nzel, den-zel
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1993 (rank #311, 863 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1166, 177 births)
- Girls: peak in 1927 (rank #3876, 7 births); most recent 1993 (rank #13435, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 177 | – |
| 2024 | 215 | – |
| 2023 | 196 | – |
| 2022 | 198 | – |
| 2021 | 135 | – |
| 2020 | 162 | – |
| 2019 | 165 | – |
| 2018 | 181 | – |
| 2017 | 194 | – |
| 2016 | 176 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #686, 53 births); most recent 2025 (rank #976, 31 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 |
| 2024 | 53 |
| 2023 | 43 |
| 2022 | 36 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2020 | 31 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2018 | 27 |
| 2017 | 34 |
| 2016 | 27 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #1058, 28 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1566, 19 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2015 | 26 |
| 2014 | 19 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #355, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #560, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #375, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #505, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence