Girls' name · since 1991
Desteni
Desteni has 192 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 192
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
192 girls have been named Desteni since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desteni has been recorded 192 times among girls since 1991, 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 1991 to 2013.
- #20,235 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 192 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desteni ranks #20,235 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 192 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 192
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Desteni's 192 recorded births place it above 71.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Desteni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Desteni splits its recorded history at 2003: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Desteni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2013
- Peak year (2001)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Desteni by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (107 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Desteni's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Desteni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 107 births (56% of all-time use).
Desteni by state
Where Desteni concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 5.2% |
10 of 192 births nationwide.
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What to do with Desteni's data
- Desteni's decade-level peak was the 2000s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Destenis (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Desteni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1991–2013 (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 Desteni 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.