Girls' name · since 1977
Destanie
1,682 babies named Destanie in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,303 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,682
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Destanie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,682 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Destanie has been recorded 1,682 times among girls since 1977, 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 1977 to 2020.
- #5,303 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,682 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Destanie ranks #5,303 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,682 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,303 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,682
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Destanie's 1,682 recorded births place it above 92.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Destanie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Destanie's full recorded timeline at 1999, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 108 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Destanie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2020
- Peak year (1998)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Destanie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (717 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Destanie's strongest decade.
717 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Destanie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 116
1980s
116 births
- 1990s
1990s
708 births
- 2000s
2000s
717 births
- 2010s 129
2010s
129 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 717 births (43% of all-time use).
How Destanie 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 Destanie's total volume
Destanie by state
Where Destanie concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 183 | 10.9% |
| #2 | California | | 144 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 31 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 30 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 24 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.4% |
183 of 1,682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Destanie appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Destanie's data
- Destanie's decade-level peak was the 2000s (717 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Destanies (183 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Destanie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1977–2020 (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 Destanie 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.