Denzil
Denzil is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Denzil
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Denzil is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Denzil
Denzil first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1897, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1937, when 96 Denzils were born — ranking #588 that year. As of 2026, Denzil ranks #10,599 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 4K Denzils have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Denzil
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About the name Denzil
Denzil is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1897 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Denzil's peak popularity came in 1937 when it ranked #588. Use the chart and map above to compare Denzil's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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