Unisex name · since 1968
Destin
Destin has 6,124 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,566 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,616 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,124
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
6,124 babies have been named Destin since 1968, making it today's #1616 unisex name.
Destin has 6,124 recorded births among boys since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1616 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #1,566 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,616 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,124 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Destin ranks #1,566 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,616 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,124 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,566 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,616 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,124
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Destin's 6,124 recorded births place it above 96.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Destin compares
6,124 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Destin's all-time total is 17x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Destin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,124 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 241 | 34 | 22,252 |
Destin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Destin's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 241, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Destin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 241
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Destin popularity over time - girls
752 total births recorded since 1976 (Destin as girls' name)
Destin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,913 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Destin's strongest decade.
1,913 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Destin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 146
1970s
146 births
- 1980s 426
1980s
426 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,477 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,913 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,475 births
- 2020s 676
2020s
676 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,913 births (31% of all-time use).
How Destin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Destin's total volume
Destin by state
Where Destin concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 483 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 435 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 425 | 6.9% |
| #4 | California | | 368 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 339 | 5.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 291 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 195 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 166 | 2.7% |
483 of 6,124 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Destin appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Destin's data
- Destin's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,913 total births) through the 2020s (676) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Destins (483 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Destin: 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 (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Destin 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.