Recorded 1978–2022 Girls' name Peak 2001 133 births

Denai — girls' name

133 babies named Denai in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s111990s422000s582010s52020s5

The verdict

133 girls have been named Denai since 1978, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.

133
total births
1978–2022
years on record
2000s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Denai was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

15 babies were named Denai in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denai

The Social Security Administration has registered 133 babies named Denai between 1978 and 2022, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Denai currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denai performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Denai shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denai in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 133 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Denai at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

133

Since 1978

45 years of records

Peak year

2001

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1978

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2022

Denai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1978

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2001)
15
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
05101520 2022200620021998199319891978 6

Denai by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
58 births that decade — 44% of Denai's all-time total
1970s121980s111990s422000s582010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denai?
133 babies have been named Denai since 1978. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2001 with 15 births.
When was Denai most popular?
Denai was most popular in the 2000s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Denai been used?
Denai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 45 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Denai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Denise, Dena, Denice, Denisse, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.