Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1999

Destinee

Meaning A female given name, variant of Destiny Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,040 Trend ↓ Falling 47%

A female given name, variant of Destiny.

Rank 2025
#3,040
among girls · ↓476 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
54
named Destinee · -22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 29,764
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1999
1,002 babies
All-time total
16,800
#1,187 all-time among girls
First recorded
1973
in Social Security records

Destinee popularity over time

16,800 babies have been named Destinee since 1973, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1999Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 83 8 – #2,809
1980s 804 80 +869% #913
1990s 6,882 688 +756% #307
2000s 6,099 610 -11% #327
2010s 2,443 244 -60% #705
2020s (to 2025) 489 82 -67% #1,754

Where Destinee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 49 0.03 outside top 500
2027 45 0.03 outside top 500
2028 41 0.03 outside top 500
2029 39 0.02 outside top 500
2030 37 0.02 outside top 500

Where Destinee is most popular

Girls named Destinee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.046 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, Maryland, and Illinois.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Destinee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Georgia 20 0.088 +90%
Maryland 5 0.047 ≈ national
Illinois 10 0.044 -5%
California 34 0.040 -12%
Florida 15 0.035 -24%
Texas 28 0.035 -25%
New York 5 0.013 -73%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Destinee

Destinee is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,040 in 2025 with 54 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 16,800 American babies have been named Destinee. Its peak came in 1999, when 1,002 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Destinee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Destinee?

The median living Destinee is about 25 years old; half are between 18 and 29. An estimated 17 thousand people named Destinee are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Destinee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 54 #3,040
2024 69 #2,564
2023 65 #2,677
2022 95 #2,039
2021 92 #2,073
2020 114 #1,754
2019 124 #1,687
2018 131 #1,625
2017 157 #1,443
2016 175 #1,355
2015 201 #1,229
2014 249 #1,042
2013 277 #918
2012 337 #795
2011 386 #717
2010 406 #705
2009 485 #623
2008 497 #616
2007 472 #632
2006 528 #559
2005 566 #518
2004 549 #522
2003 634 #471
2002 572 #489
2001 823 #362
2000 973 #327
1995 849 #322
1990 232 #847
1985 61 #1,840
1980 26 #3,239
1975 7 #7,359
1970 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Destinee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Destinee?

The median living Destinee is about 25 years old. Half of all living Destinees are between 18 and 29 years old.

How many people named Destinee are alive today?

An estimated 17 thousand people named Destinee are alive in the United States, based on 16,800 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Destinee mean?

A female given name, variant of Destiny.

How popular is the name Destinee in 2025?

Destinee ranked #3,040 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 54 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Destinee?

16,800 babies have been named Destinee in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Destinee most popular?

Destinee peaked in 1999, when 1,002 newborns received the name.

Is Destinee a boy or girl name?

Destinee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Destinee rising or falling?

Destinee is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Destinee become more popular?

Destinee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 37 girls named Destinee in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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