Denzel
A boys’ name of Cornish origin, meaning established from place name; fortress of the high stronghold.
Babies a year
193
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#976
31 babies
Denzel by the numbers
In 2025, 31 babies in England and Wales were named Denzel. In the US, 193 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 863 babies in 1993, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Denzel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Denzellvalley where wild animals gather20 in the US (2017)
- Donzelyoung nobleman or squire8 in the US (2017)
- Denzilfort of the stronghold; cornish place name3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Danzel10 in the US (2017)
- DanielGod is my judge11,654 in the US (2017)
- Denverfrom Denafær, green valley488 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Denzel
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