Recorded 1980–2021 Girls' name Peak 2000 1,164 births

Destani — girls' name

1,164 babies named Destani in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

1,164 girls have been named Destani since 1980, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.

1,164
total births
1980–2021
years on record
2000s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

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

2000
Single peak year

72 babies were named Destani in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Destani

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,164 babies named Destani between 1980 and 2021, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Destani currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 72 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Destani performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 519 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Destani shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 81 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Destani in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Destani 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 1,164 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.

Destani at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

1,164

Since 1980

42 years of records

Peak year

2000

72 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1980

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2021

Destani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1980

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2000)
72
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Destani by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
519 births that decade — 45% of Destani's all-time total
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Destani by state

Where Destani concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Destani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
81 7.0%
#2 California
49 4.2%
#3 Florida
18 1.5%
#4 North Carolina
15 1.3%
#5 Virginia
13 1.1%
#6 Indiana
6 0.5%
#7 Ohio
6 0.5%
#8 Georgia
5 0.4%
Texas share of Destani's total US births 7.0%
Even split

81 of 1,164 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Destani appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Destani?
1,164 babies have been named Destani since 1980. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2000 with 72 births.
When was Destani most popular?
Destani was most popular in the 2000s decade with 519 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Destani most popular?
The top states for the name Destani are Texas (81 births), California (49 births), Florida (18 births).
How long has the name Destani been used?
Destani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 42 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Destani?
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, 1980–2021 (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.