Denali

girls:

1.6k births since 1977

#4134 (28th percentile)

boys:

629 births since 1994

#3957 (14th percentile)

overall:

2.3k births since 1977

#5544 (28th percentile)

Popularity Trends

The name Denali is the #5,544 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 2,253 recorded births since 1977. This represents the 28.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 28.3% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,134 (27.7% percentile) for all time with 1,624 births since 1977. For boys, it ranks #3,957 (13.7% percentile) for all time with 629 births since 1994.

Denali first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1977 (1977 for girls and 1994 for boys). Birth data for Denali is available in 38 out of the 47 years between 1977 and 2023 (38 years for girls and 28 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Denali has been given predominantly to girls, with 72.1% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 64.1% of babies named Denali were girls.

For girls, Denali reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 9.3% percentile (ranked #869) with 52 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 52 births per million (ranked 9.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2011, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Denali ranks #877 for girls (7.4% percentile) with 43 births per million, which is 81.8% of its peak share of births.

For boys, Denali reached its peak popularity in 2005, achieving the 4.1% percentile (ranked #837) with 19 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 23 births per million (ranked 4.1% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Denali is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #874 (4.1% percentile) with 23 births per million.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Denali".

1977 2023 19772023

Key Statistics

Total Births
1,624
Peak Births
94
Peak Year
2022
First Recorded
1977
Peak Percentile
9.3%
Current Percentile
7.4%
Peak Rank
#869
Current Rank
#877
Female statistics
Total Births
629
Peak Births
42
Peak Year
2005
First Recorded
1994
Peak Percentile
4.1%
Current Percentile
4.1%
Peak Rank
#837
Current Rank
#874
Male statistics

How to Pronounce Denali

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Denali. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 65.7% confident that Denali is pronounced as duh-NAH-lee, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is deh-NAH-lee, at 17.1% confidence, with 3 syllables.

duh-NAH-lee (3 syllables)
65.7% confidence
D AH0 N AA1 L IY0
deh-NAH-lee (3 syllables)
17.1% confidence
D EH0 N AA1 L IY0
dih-NAH-lee (3 syllables)
17.1% confidence
D IH0 N AA1 L IY0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

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The raw pronunciations shown (like D AH0 N AA1 L IY0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

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