Boys' name · since 1999
Destan
Destan has 127 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,851 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,253 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 127
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Destan is the #11253 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 127 recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Destan recorded 127 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #11253 nationally today, ahead of 19% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #15,851 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,253 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 127 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Destan ranks #15,851 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,253 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 127 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,851 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,253 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 127
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Destan's 127 recorded births place it above 65.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Destan compares
127 30th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Destan's all-time total is 66% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Destan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 127 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Destan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Destan's full recorded timeline at 2015, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Destan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Destan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (100 births, 79% of the file).
2010s was Destan's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Destan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (79% of all-time use).
Destan by state
Where Destan concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.9% |
5 of 127 births nationwide.
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What to do with Destan's data
- Destan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Destans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Destan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
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, 1999–2025 (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 Destan 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.