How Many People Are Named Denai?
An estimated 129 people in the United States have the first name Denai. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Denai peaked in popularity in 2001 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Denai as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Denai paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
129
About 1 in 2,657,010 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2001
15 births
Total Registered
133
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Denai
Denai is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 133 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Denai as a female name
Ranked #15,905 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2001 (15 births)
Denai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Denai span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 58 babies were registered. Denai has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Denai by Decade
How has Denai tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Denai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Denai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Denai
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Denai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Denai?
We estimate approximately 129 people named Denai are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,657,010 Americans share this first name.
Is Denai a common name?
Denai is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 133 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Denai most popular?
Denai reached peak popularity in 2001, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Denai is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Denai a female name?
Denai is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Denai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Denai Smith, Denai Johnson, Denai Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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