Denali
Denali was the 2338th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 78 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2053rd with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 447 places. More babies were named Denali in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,338 girls, up 109 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 78girls
- Girls and boys
- 71% girls, 29% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202294 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,479babies recorded
Denali popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,338 | #3,596 | 78 | 31 |
| 2020 | #2,447 | #5,777 | 71 | 15 |
| 2010 | #3,700 | #4,714 | 42 | 20 |
| 2000 | #3,347 | #7,613 | 40 | 8 |
| 1990 | #10,500 | — | 7 | — |
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How popular is Denali, counting every spelling?
Denali is the most common spelling of a name family that had 83 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 83 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denali | 78 | #2,338 | 428 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Denali?
78 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Denali (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Denali born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 108 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Denali.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Denali?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Denali are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 6 and 21. That makes Denali mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Denali by state
How common Denali was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Denali
How popular is the name Denali?
Denali was the 2338th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 78 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2053rd with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 447 places. More babies were named Denali in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Denali a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 71% girls, 29% boys given the name Denali in the US.
Where is Denali most popular?
In 2021–2025, Denali was most common in Texas (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and Missouri.