Denzil
A boys’ name of Cornish origin, meaning fort of the stronghold; cornish place name.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Denzil by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Denzil. In the US, 7 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 96 babies in 1937, so it is a 1930s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Denzil. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Denzelestablished from place name; fortress of the high stronghold193 in the US (2017)
- Dennisfollower of dionysius515 in the US (2017)
- Denisfollower of Dionysus; a form of Dennis80 in England and Wales (2025)
- Denizsea35 in England and Wales (2025)
- DaniilGod is my judge; a form of Daniel10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Denzellvalley where wild animals gather20 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Denzil
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