Masculine dossier · first seen 1906

Denzel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Denzel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1993

Peak rank proxy

864

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1906Peak 19932024

Peak year

1993

Decline from peak

75.1%

2024

215

All-time

11,562

Denzel has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1993, when 864 boys were named Denzel.

In 2024, only 215 boys were given the name.

Down 75.1% from its peak.

All told, about 11,562 Americans have been named Denzel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1906.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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