Denzel is an established boys' name that peaked in 1993 and has since faded.
Denzel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,166 for boy births in the United States (and #2,395 across all names), given to 177 babies — 183 including U.S. territories. Denzel first appears in 1906 and peaked in 1993 (864 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 177 | 183 | — | #1,166 |
| 2024 | 217 | 217 | — | #1,026 |
| 2023 | 196 | 202 | — | #1,095 |
| 2022 | 198 | 205 | — | #1,095 |
| 2021 | 135 | 146 | — | #1,368 |
| 2020 | 163 | 171 | — | #1,182 |
| 2019 | 165 | 174 | — | #1,174 |
| 2018 | 181 | 197 | — | #1,090 |
| 2017 | 194 | 215 | — | #1,038 |
| 2016 | 176 | 192 | — | #1,111 |
| 2015 | 189 | 234 | — | #1,051 |
| 2014 | 183 | 212 | — | #1,068 |
| 2013 | 203 | 247 | — | #985 |
| 2012 | 200 | 236 | — | #993 |
| 2011 | 155 | 192 | — | #1,156 |
| 2010 | 180 | 220 | — | #1,072 |
| 2009 | 202 | 232 | — | #982 |
| 2008 | 213 | 247 | — | #947 |
| 2007 | 187 | 215 | — | #1,017 |
| 2006 | 196 | 225 | — | #950 |
| 2005 | 201 | 233 | — | #897 |
| 2004 | 250 | 285 | — | #747 |
| 2003 | 209 | 232 | — | #834 |
| 2002 | 253 | 270 | — | #707 |
| 2001 | 196 | 213 | — | #830 |
| 2000 | 214 | 220 | — | #776 |
| 1999 | 182 | 190 | — | #832 |
| 1998 | 295 | 302 | — | #621 |
| 1997 | 382 | — | — | #524 |
| 1996 | 464 | — | — | #473 |
| 1995 | 547 | — | — | #416 |
| 1994 | 736 | — | — | #335 |
| 1993 | 869 | — | #14,061 | #311 |
| 1992 | 767 | — | — | #331 |
| 1991 | 720 | — | — | #338 |
| 1990 | 502 | — | #11,774 | #444 |
| 1989 | 56 | — | — | #1,481 |
| 1988 | 53 | — | — | #1,454 |
| 1987 | 41 | — | — | #1,665 |
| 1986 | 27 | — | — | #2,114 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | — | #2,980 |
| 1984 | 28 | — | — | #1,942 |
| 1983 | 15 | — | — | #2,954 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | — | #5,153 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | — | #6,489 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | — | #4,177 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | — | #4,568 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | — | #4,075 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | — | #4,364 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | — | #3,441 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | — | #3,044 |
| 1965 | 12 | — | — | #2,394 |
| 1964 | 10 | — | — | #2,708 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | — | #3,113 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | — | #3,384 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | — | #2,944 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | — | #3,420 |
| 1959 | 8 | — | — | #3,093 |
| 1958 | 9 | — | — | #2,882 |
| 1957 | 17 | — | — | #1,970 |
| 1956 | 12 | — | — | #2,397 |
| 1955 | 15 | — | — | #2,071 |
| 1954 | 11 | — | — | #2,488 |
| 1953 | 16 | — | — | #1,980 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | — | #2,928 |
| 1951 | 13 | — | — | #2,158 |
| 1950 | 14 | — | — | #2,047 |
| 1949 | 14 | — | — | #2,048 |
| 1948 | 11 | — | — | #2,360 |
| 1947 | 10 | — | — | #2,537 |
| 1946 | 17 | — | — | #1,778 |
| 1945 | 8 | — | — | #2,611 |
| 1944 | 18 | — | — | #1,644 |
| 1943 | 20 | — | — | #1,596 |
| 1942 | 21 | — | — | #1,546 |
| 1941 | 27 | — | — | #1,278 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | — | #2,712 |
| 1939 | 18 | — | — | #1,586 |
| 1938 | 16 | — | — | #1,759 |
| 1937 | 21 | — | — | #1,493 |
| 1936 | 10 | — | — | #2,331 |
| 1935 | 22 | — | — | #1,460 |
| 1934 | 21 | — | — | #1,519 |
| 1933 | 17 | — | — | #1,723 |
| 1932 | 33 | — | — | #1,179 |
| 1931 | 16 | — | — | #1,870 |
| 1930 | 28 | — | — | #1,372 |
| 1929 | 20 | — | — | #1,688 |
| 1928 | 30 | — | — | #1,332 |
| 1927 | 23 | — | #3,951 | #2,061 |
| 1926 | 36 | — | — | #1,197 |
| 1925 | 24 | — | — | #1,544 |
| 1924 | 26 | — | — | #1,499 |
| 1923 | 31 | — | — | #1,308 |
| 1922 | 32 | — | #4,582 | #1,478 |
| 1921 | 33 | — | — | #1,269 |
| 1920 | 23 | — | — | #1,605 |
| 1919 | 15 | — | — | #2,082 |
| 1918 | 21 | — | #5,006 | #2,021 |
| 1917 | 28 | — | — | #1,302 |
| 1916 | 40 | — | #3,636 | #1,141 |
| 1915 | 23 | — | — | #1,425 |
| 1914 | 20 | — | #3,750 | #1,625 |
| 1913 | 13 | — | — | #1,513 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,584 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | — | #1,463 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | — | #1,508 |
| 1906 | 6 | — | — | #1,148 |