Girls' name · since 1988
Destanee
835 babies named Destanee in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,503 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 835
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
835 girls have been named Destanee since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Destanee has been recorded 835 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2018.
- #8,503 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 835 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Destanee ranks #8,503 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 835 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,503 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 835
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Destanee's 835 recorded births place it above 88.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Destanee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Destanee's full recorded timeline at 2002, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 62 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Destanee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2018
- Peak year (2000)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Destanee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (376 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Destanee's strongest decade.
376 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Destanee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
358 births
- 2000s
2000s
376 births
- 2010s 85
2010s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 376 births (45% of all-time use).
How Destanee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Destanee's total volume
Destanee by state
Where Destanee concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 52 | 6.2% |
| #2 | California | | 41 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 20 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.2% |
52 of 835 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Destanee's data
- Destanee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (376 total births); usage has since declined to 85 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Destanees (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Destanee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1988–2018 (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 Destanee 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.