Recorded 1999–2025 Boys' name Peak 2011 127 births

Destan — boys' name

127 babies named Destan in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

127 boys have been named Destan since 1999, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

127
total births
1999–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
79%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Destan was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

22 babies were named Destan in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Destan

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Destan between 1999 and 2025, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Destan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Destan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Destan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Destan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Destan 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 127 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.

Destan at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

127

Since 1999

27 years of records

Peak year

2011

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1999

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2025

Destan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1999

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2011)
22
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0510152025 20252020201820162014201220101999 6

Destan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
100 births that decade — 79% of Destan's all-time total
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Destan by state

Where Destan concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Destan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.9%
California share of Destan's total US births 3.9%

5 of 127 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Destan?
127 babies have been named Destan since 1999. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2011 with 22 births.
When was Destan most popular?
Destan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Destan most popular?
The top states for the name Destan are California (5 births).
How long has the name Destan been used?
Destan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 27 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Destan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Desmond, Deshawn, Destin, Deshaun, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1999–2025 (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.