Dencil

DEHN-suhl /ˈdɛnsəl/
boy 2 syllables fading

Dencil is a very rare variant of Denzel that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.

Dencil is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1977. Dencil was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 1947 (13 births).

About the name Dencil

PronunciationDEHN-suhl /ˈdɛnsəl/
13peak births 1947
1916first in SSA data

Names similar to Dencil

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How popular is Dencil?

Boys named Dencil
19161920193019401950196019701977
Boys named Dencil per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–1977 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1977) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Dencil total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19775—#6,072
19608—#3,145
19595—#4,128
19586—#3,634
19575—#4,118
19566—#3,626
19545—#3,955
19535—#3,948
19515—#3,836
19498—#2,842
19487—#3,067
194713—#2,184
194610—#2,439
19456—#3,077
19436—#3,303
19417—#2,935
19399—#2,497
19385—#3,644
19377—#2,977
19367—#2,944
193510—#2,424
19349—#2,604
19338—#2,794
19326—#3,469
19319—#2,701
193011—#2,479
19297—#3,309
192811—#2,544
19277—#3,539
19265—#4,354
19256—#3,842
19247—#3,579
19237—#3,552
19227—#3,607
19218—#3,276
19199—#2,932
19176—#3,648
19166—#3,597
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