Is Denzil a boy or girl name?

Denzil is a boy’s name. Of the 3,843 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.8% were girls and 98.2% were boys.

Denzil

Recorded 1897–2020 · United States

Denzil was most popular in 1937, when 96 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,254 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,843 people named Denzil.

Denzil over time

Births per year. The dot marks Denzil’s peak in 1937. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Denzil a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Denzil is a boy’s name — 1.8% of the 3,843 Americans given it were girls and 98.2% 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 Denzil

Where Denzil 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