Boys' name · since 1987
Denzell
Denzell has 1,321 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,308 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,948 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,321
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Denzell is the #6948 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,321 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denzell has been recorded 1,321 times among boys since 1987, currently ranked #6948 nationally and more common than 50% of boys, 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 1987 to 2025.
- #4,308 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,948 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,321 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denzell ranks #4,308 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,948 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,321 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,308 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,948 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,321
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Denzell's 1,321 recorded births place it above 90.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Denzell compares
1,321 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Denzell's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Denzell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,321 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 160 | 34 | 22,252 |
Denzell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Denzell's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 23% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 77%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 160, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Denzell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 160
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Denzell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (861 births, 65% of the file).
1990s was Denzell's strongest decade.
861 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Denzell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
861 births
- 2000s 198
2000s
198 births
- 2010s 173
2010s
173 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 861 births (65% of all-time use).
How Denzell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Denzell's total volume
Denzell by state
Where Denzell concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 94 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 59 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 54 | 4.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 50 | 3.8% |
| #5 | California | | 44 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 39 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 36 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 32 | 2.4% |
94 of 1,321 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Denzell appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Denzell's data
- Denzell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (861 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Denzells (94 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Denzell: 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 (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Denzell 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.