Boys' name · since 1991
Denzal
64 babies named Denzal in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,414 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 64
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Denzal sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 64 recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denzal has been recorded 64 times among boys since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2001.
- #20,414 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 64 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denzal ranks #20,414 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 64 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,414 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 64
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Denzal's 64 recorded births place it above 54.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Denzal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Denzal's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Denzal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2001
- Peak year (1992)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Denzal by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (58 births, 91% of the file).
1990s was Denzal's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 91% of all-time use.
Denzal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 58 births (91% of all-time use).
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- Denzal's decade-level peak was the 1990s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Denzal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~10 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Denzal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.