Girls' name · since 1981
Destenee
105 babies named Destenee in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,568 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 105
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Destenee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 105 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Destenee recorded 105 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2006.
- #26,568 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 105 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Destenee ranks #26,568 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 105 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,568 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 105
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Destenee's 105 recorded births place it above 63.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Destenee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Destenee's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Destenee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2006
- Peak year (1998)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Destenee by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (62 births, 59% of the file).
1990s was Destenee's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Destenee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 62 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Destenee's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (62 total births) through the 2000s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Destenee: 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 (~25 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, 1981–2006 (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 Destenee 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.