Denzil

Primarily a boy's name · 98% boys

Denzil first appears in the data in 1897 and has been recorded in 114 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1937 with 96 babies (rank #589 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Denzil

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Denzil yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,843

Total babies (all years)

114

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Denzil

Denzil Douglaspolitician · b. 1953

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1897	5	#1,104
1898	5	#1,166
1900	7	#1,073
1906	8	#948
1907	6	#1,229
1908	10	#897
1909	9	#1,038
1911	13	#939
1912	14	#1,290
1913	18	#1,221
1914	40	#857
1915	47	#908
1916	53	#864
1917	67	#766
1918	65	#809
1919	67	#791
1920	74	#768
1921	67	#844
1922	68	#821
1923	88	#688
1924	71	#802
1925	61	#852
1926	61	#844
1927	68	#805
1928	74	#743
1929	66	#796
1930	46	#1,009
1931	74	#705
1932	71	#739
1933	69	#734
1934	64	#773
1935	55	#844
1936	64	#757
1937	96	#589
1938	78	#684
1939	51	#860
1940	41	#1,010
1941	45	#953
1942	60	#842
1943	62	#837
1944	43	#995
1945	58	#821
1946	62	#838
1947	60	#900
1948	40	#1,131
1949	72	#811
1950	40	#1,126
1951	52	#975
1952	43	#1,120
1953	44	#1,108
1954	52	#1,039
1955	33	#1,316
1956	57	#990
1957	48	#1,101
1958	41	#1,212
1959	43	#1,183
1960	33	#1,387
1961	33	#1,392
1962	38	#1,261
1963	30	#1,433
1964	31	#1,412
1965	26	#1,529
1966	22	#1,663
1967	18	#1,866
1968	27	#1,515
1969	18	#2,001
1970	27	#1,668
1971	19	#2,146
1972	26	#1,737
1973	23	#1,890
1974	17	#2,382
1975	20	#2,225
1976	17	#2,533
1977	18	#2,481
1978	22	#2,145
1979	18	#2,608
1980	17	#2,751
1981	11	#3,662
1982	15	#3,004
1983	9	#4,218
1984	15	#2,992
1985	10	#4,126
1986	8	#4,969
1987	14	#3,380
1988	16	#3,249
1989	13	#4,085
1990	23	#2,804
1991	23	#2,850
1992	30	#2,422
1993	19	#3,401
1994	26	#2,788
1995	22	#3,125
1996	16	#4,059
1997	15	#4,296
1998	24	#3,215
1999	5	#10,300
2000	9	#6,972
2001	10	#6,573
2002	10	#6,661
2003	16	#4,871
2004	11	#6,642
2005	10	#7,247
2006	12	#6,561
2007	7	#10,027
2008	14	#6,149
2009	8	#9,191
2010	8	#8,993
2011	6	#11,176
2014	9	#8,295
2015	10	#7,629
2016	6	#11,062
2017	7	#9,940
2019	6	#11,102
2020	6	#10,933