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Denali

girls’ name · 72%boys’ name · 28%At its peakCompare

Denali is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 90 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
900.01% of girls
Peak year
202294 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1977
2,369people given the name
Babies named Denali, by year of birthgirlsboys
025507510018801900192019401960198020002020

The story in the numbers

1,716 girls have been named Denali in the United States since 1977, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2022, with 94 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2022, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2013, and the 2010s alone account for 34%.

Denali is used for both sexes: 28% of its bearers are boys (653), most of them born around 2023.

By decade

Decadegirls named Denali
1970s5
1980s26
1990s177
2000s496
2010s592
2020s420

In 2022, its biggest year

Denali was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 2022 were Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia and Sophia. See all of 2022.

Names that rose and fell with Denali

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.