Is Denali a boy or girl name?
Denali is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 90 girls and 24 boys were named Denali, so 78.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 72.4% of the 2,369 US babies named Denali were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,332
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,112
- Babies named Denali since 1977
- 2,369
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 135 babies
Boys and girls named Denali, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 1990s | 30 | 177 | 85.5% |
| 2000s | 253 | 496 | 66.2% |
| 2010s | 208 | 592 | 74% |
| 2020s | 162 | 420 | 72.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24 | #4,332 | 90 | #2,112 |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,959 | 77 | #2,354 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,016 | 94 | #2,053 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,030 | 88 | #2,133 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,775 | 71 | #2,446 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,822 | 67 | #2,607 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,972 | 80 | #2,279 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,635 | 66 | #2,638 |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,123 | 63 | #2,743 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,712 | 63 | #2,783 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,740 | 56 | #3,014 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,147 | 62 | #2,776 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,425 | 48 | #3,381 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,327 | 45 | #3,508 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,714 | 42 | #3,699 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,872 | 54 | #3,131 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,433 | 55 | #3,088 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,924 | 43 | #3,731 |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,401 | 57 | #2,993 |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,673 | 51 | #3,092 |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,173 | 56 | #2,863 |
| 2003 | 33 | #2,942 | 46 | #3,196 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,125 | 50 | #2,946 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,532 | 44 | #3,154 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,612 | 40 | #3,346 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,394 | 17 | #5,991 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,770 | 19 | #5,427 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,341 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,052 | 21 | #4,718 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,153 | 23 | #4,407 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,740 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,900 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,890 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,500 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,908 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,701 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,168 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,980 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Denali reached #2,673 in 2005. As a girl name, it reached #2,053 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Denali
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.