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How popular is the name Denzil?
Births per year, rank history and how many Denzils are alive today.
Denzil (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Denzel in England and Wales, ranked 5137th in 2025 and given to 3 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1998, when 11 babies were given the name, the 1188th most popular that year. It has declined since 1998; the 2025 figure is roughly 27% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Denzel you are most likely to meet is around 18 years old - or else around 3: the name has two living generations. Half of all Denzels born in England and Wales are between 10 and 24, and there are at least 1,200 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Denzel - on average, only one in every 253 such rooms contains a Denzel.
How many babies are named Denzil each year?
Includes all spellings: Denzil, Denzel. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Denzil spelling rank?
Where does the Denzel spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Denzil most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Denzel, peaked in 2009, when 59 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Denzil spelling itself peaked in 1998, with 11 babies.
How many people are called Denzil?
At least 1,200 people named Denzil in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Denzil?
Most living Denzils are between 10 and 24; the most common age is about 18. There is a second cluster around 3.
Is Denzil becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.