Recorded 1988–2018 Girls' name Peak 2000 835 births

Destanee — girls' name

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.

1980s161990s3582000s3762010s85
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Destanee was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

62 babies were named Destanee in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Destanee

The Social Security Administration has registered 835 babies named Destanee between 1988 and 2018, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Destanee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Destanee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 376 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Destanee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 52 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Destanee in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Destanee 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 835 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.

Destanee at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

835

Since 1988

31 years of records

Peak year

2000

62 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1988

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2018

Destanee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1988

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2000)
62
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
020406080 20182012200820042000199619921988 11

Destanee by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
376 births that decade — 45% of Destanee's all-time total
1980s161990s3582000s3762010s85

Destanee by state

Where Destanee concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Destanee
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%
Texas share of Destanee's total US births 6.2%
Even split

52 of 835 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Destanee?
835 babies have been named Destanee since 1988. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2000 with 62 births.
When was Destanee most popular?
Destanee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 376 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Destanee most popular?
The top states for the name Destanee are Texas (52 births), California (41 births), Florida (20 births).
How long has the name Destanee been used?
Destanee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 31 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Destanee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Destiny, Desiree, Destinee, Desirae, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1988–2018 (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.