Denali Boy & girl
How popular is Denali?
#2,326 girl name in 2025
78 baby girls were named Denali in the US in 2025, making it the 2326th most popular girl name. Another 31 boys got the name (#3,582 for boys).
Denali popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,326 for girls (▼ 227 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 78 girls, 31 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+24% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,773 in 2015, #2,441 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (94 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,048 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1977 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 27% boys, 73% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Denali counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Denali family of names ranked #1,750 for girls in 2025 (#1,623 the year before), with 83 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Denali | 78 | 94% |
| Denaly | 5 | 6% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Denali is most popular
Babies named Denali per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (60 girls)
- Washington: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Missouri: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (34 girls)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 girls)
Denali by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1980s | 26 | #5,830 |
| 1990s | 177 | #3,713 |
| 2000s | 496 | #2,847 |
| 2010s | 592 | #2,275 |
| 2020s | 499 | #2,048 |
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Questions
- Is Denali a boy or girl name?
- Denali is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 27% of babies named Denali were boys and 73% were girls.
- How popular is the name Denali?
- 78 baby girls were named Denali in the US in 2025, making it the 2326th most popular girl name. Another 31 boys got the name (#3,582 for boys).
- When was Denali most popular?
- Denali peaked in 2022, when 94 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,048 in 2022.
- How many people are named Denali?
- 2,479 babies have been named Denali in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,460 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Denali most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Denali was most common in Texas, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.