Denzel vs Dennis

Side-by-side comparison of Denzel and Dennis - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Denzel

Boy name · Rank #1026

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Name B

Dennis

Boy name · Rank #708

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Metric Denzel Dennis
Current Rank #1026 #708
Total Births (all years) 11,738 621,000
Peak Year 1993 1952
Peak Year Births 864 24,552
Peak Decade 1990s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1906 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Denzel Dennis
1880s - 1,107
1890s - 919
1900s 11 988
1910s 155 4,166
1920s 265 8,145
1930s 202 26,366
1940s 154 162,114
1950s 123 204,267
1960s 68 94,984
1970s 26 50,552
1980s 248 30,463
1990s 5,453 18,101
2000s 2,121 10,445
2010s 1,826 5,977
2020s 1,086 2,406

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Denzel Dennis
2014 183 578
2015 189 592
2016 176 587
2017 194 516
2018 181 497
2019 165 510
2020 163 414
2021 135 385
2022 198 423
2023 196 427
2024 217 376
2025 177 381

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1906–2025.

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