Boys' name · since 1897
Denzil
3,775 babies named Denzil in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 3,775
- total births
- 1897–2020
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 18%
- born in that decade
3,775 boys have been named Denzil since 1897, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Denzil has been recorded 3,775 times among boys since 1897, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2020.
- 3,775 total births
- 1897–2020 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 18% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Denzil's 3,775 recorded births place it above 95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by West Virginia.
Denzil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Denzil splits its recorded history at 1961: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1897 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1937 peak of 96 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Denzil popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2020
- Peak year (1937)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Denzil popularity over time - girls
68 total births recorded since 1915 (Denzil as girls' name)
Denzil by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Denzil's strongest decade.
698 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Denzil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 40
1900s
40 births
- 1910s
1910s
384 births
- 1920s
1920s
698 births
- 1930s
1930s
668 births
- 1940s
1940s
543 births
- 1950s
1950s
453 births
- 1960s 276
1960s
276 births
- 1970s 207
1970s
207 births
- 1980s 128
1980s
128 births
- 1990s 203
1990s
203 births
- 2000s 107
2000s
107 births
- 2010s 52
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 698 births (18% of all-time use).
How Denzil 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 Denzil's total volume
Denzil vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
Denzil by state
Where Denzil concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 782 | 20.7% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 361 | 9.6% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 184 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 81 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 80 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 44 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 30 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 29 | 0.8% |
782 of 3,775 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Denzil appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Denzil's data
- Denzil's decade-level peak was the 1920s (698 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Denzils (782 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1897–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Denzil: Baby Name Since 1897 - 3,775 Births, Peak 1937." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/denzil. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Denzil 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 July 2026.