Recorded 1981–2006 Girls' name Peak 1998 105 births

Destenee — girls' name

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.

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The verdict

105 girls have been named Destenee since 1981, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

105
total births
1981–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Destenee was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

13 babies were named Destenee in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Destenee

The Social Security Administration has registered 105 babies named Destenee between 1981 and 2006, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Destenee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Destenee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Destenee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Destenee 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 105 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.

Destenee at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

105

Since 1981

26 years of records

Peak year

1998

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1981

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2006

Destenee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1981

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1998)
13
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Destenee by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
62 births that decade — 59% of Destenee's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Destenee?
105 babies have been named Destenee since 1981. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1998 with 13 births.
When was Destenee most popular?
Destenee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Destenee been used?
Destenee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 26 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Destenee?
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, 1981–2006 (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.