Names / Unisex names
Denali
Current rank
#2,338
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,053
in 2022
First recorded
1977
in U.S. data
Children named
2,400
since 1977
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,053 in 2022 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Denali first shows up in American naming records in 1977, where it reads as a unisex name. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. More than 2,400 children have been given the name overall.