Is Denzell a boy or girl name?

Denzell is a boy’s name. Of the 1,321 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Denzell

Recorded 1987–2025 · United States

Denzell was most popular in 1992, when 160 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,910 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,321 people named Denzell.

Denzell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Denzell’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Denzell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Denzell is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,321 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Denzell

Where Denzell is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org