How Many People Are Named Denzel?
An estimated 10,673 people in the United States have the first name Denzel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Denzel peaked in popularity in 1993 with 869 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Denzel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Denzel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,673
About 1 in 32,114 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1993
869 births
Total Registered
11,603
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Denzel
Denzel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 11,603 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Denzel as a male name
Ranked #1,034 in 2024
215 male births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (864 births)
Denzel as a female name
Ranked #14,060 in 1993
5 female births in 1993
Peak: 1916 (7 births)
Denzel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Denzel span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 5,464 babies were registered. Denzel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Denzel by Decade
How has Denzel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Denzel by State
Birth registrations for Denzel span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Nevada, Nebraska, Rhode Island. On average, about 246 Denzels were registered per state.
Denzel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Denzel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Denzel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Denzel?
We estimate approximately 10,673 people named Denzel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 32,114 Americans share this first name.
Is Denzel a common name?
Denzel is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,603 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Denzel most popular?
Denzel reached peak popularity in 1993, when 869 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Denzel is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Denzel a male name?
Denzel is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Denzel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Denzel Smith, Denzel Johnson, Denzel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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