Denzel

Where Denzel comes from

The dictionaries list Denzel as a given name — a male given name popularized by actor Denzel Washington — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1906
    First appearance
    #1,111 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1993
    Peak, #311
    864 babies named Denzel — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1995
    Denzel Curry born
    American rapper from Florida
  4. 1996
    Denzel Dumfries born
    Dutch association football player
  5. 1997
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #524.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name popularized by actor Denzel Washington
Namesakes
  • Denzel Dumfries · Dutch association football player, born 1996
  • Denzel Curry · American rapper from Florida, born 1995
  • Denzel Whitaker · American actor, born 1990
  • Denzel Valentine · American basketball player, born 1993
  • Denzel Ward · American football player, born 1997

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.