Girls' name · since 2002

Danali

81 babies named Danali in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#29,460 of 72,339
all-time among girls
81
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade

Danali sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 81 recorded since 2002.

Danali has 81 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2023.

  • #29,460 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 81 born since 2002
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danali ranks #29,460 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 81 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.

#29,460 of 72,339
all-time among girls
81
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Danali's 81 recorded births place it above 59.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Danali's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Danali's full recorded timeline at 2010, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Danali popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
10
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
4681012 20022004200620082009201020142015201720222023 8

Danali by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (36 births, 44% of the file).

2000s was Danali's strongest decade.

36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Danali births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 36 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danali?
81 babies have been named Danali since 2002. All-time, it sits at #29,460 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 10 births.
Where does Danali sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danali ranks #29,460 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Danali most popular?
Danali was most popular in the 2000s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Danali been used?
Records for Danali go back to 2002, giving 22 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Danali?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Danielle, Dana, Daniela, Daniella, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Danali's data

  • Danali's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 2020s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Danali: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Danali draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.