75%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English (Modern) Pronounced Pron. dehn-ZEHL [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Possibly a variant of Denzil. This spelling of the name was popularized by American actor Denzel Washington (1954-), who was named after his father. PopularityDetails Last ranked #921 in 2020 England and Wales Last ranked #445 in 2020 Netherlands Last ranked #985 in 2013 United States People think this name isRate·Details modern mature formal upper class urban strong strange Categories currently out of the US top 1000, Fairly Oddparents characters, love island Belgium