Denzel

Denzel

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch

Denzel first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2009 with 50 babies (rank #641 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Denzel

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

666

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	18	#828
1997	14	#1,019
1998	18	#860
1999	14	#1,036
2000	20	#824
2001	15	#1,040
2002	32	#615
2003	34	#644
2004	40	#607
2005	33	#748
2006	38	#701
2007	40	#702
2008	45	#673
2009	50	#641
2010	40	#748
2011	38	#802
2012	41	#786
2013	36	#837
2014	40	#786
2015	33	#911
2016	27	#1,052

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#828

1997

#1,019

1998

#860

1999

#1,036

2000

#824

2001

#1,040

2002

#615

2003

#644

2004

#607

2005

#748

2006

#701

2007

#702

2008

#673

2009

#641

2010

#748

2011

#802

2012

#786

2013

#837

2014

#786

2015

#911

2016

#1,052

Numerology of Denzel

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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