Desdemona vs Destiny

Side-by-side comparison of Desdemona and Destiny — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Desdemona

Girl name

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Name B

Destiny

Girl name · Rank #482

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Metric Desdemona Destiny
Current Rank Unranked #482
Total Births (all years) 43 151,282
Peak Year 2017 2000
Peak Year Births 8 9,850
Peak Decade 1970ss 2000ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1904 1956

Births by Decade

Decade Desdemona Destiny
1900ss 6 —
1910ss 5 —
1950ss — 16
1960ss — 137
1970ss 17 1,612
1980ss — 6,541
1990ss 7 48,236
2000ss — 69,813
2010ss 8 21,096
2020ss — 3,831

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Desdemona Destiny
2014 — 2,074
2015 — 1,732
2016 — 1,601
2017 8 1,389
2018 — 1,205
2019 — 1,051
2020 — 889
2021 — 800
2022 — 798
2023 — 706
2024 — 638

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1904–2017.

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