Recorded 1977–2020 Girls' name Peak 1998 1,682 births

Destanie — girls' name

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.

1970s61980s1161990s7082000s7172010s1292020s6
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Destanie was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

108 babies were named Destanie in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Destanie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,682 babies named Destanie between 1977 and 2020, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Destanie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 108 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Destanie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 717 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Destanie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 183 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Destanie in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Destanie 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 1,682 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.

Destanie at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

1,682

Since 1977

44 years of records

Peak year

1998

108 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1977

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2020

Destanie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1977

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1998)
108
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Destanie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
717 births that decade — 43% of Destanie's all-time total
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Destanie by state

Where Destanie concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Destanie
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%
Texas share of Destanie's total US births 10.9%
Even split

183 of 1,682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Destanie appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Destanie?
1,682 babies have been named Destanie since 1977. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1998 with 108 births.
When was Destanie most popular?
Destanie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 717 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Destanie most popular?
The top states for the name Destanie are Texas (183 births), California (144 births), Florida (31 births).
How long has the name Destanie been used?
Destanie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 44 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Destanie?
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, 1977–2020 (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.