Destina — girls' name
163 babies named Destina in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
163 girls have been named Destina since 1987, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.
- 163
- total births
- 1987–2016
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
51% of everyone ever named Destina was born in this single decade.
16 babies were named Destina in 2005 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Destina
The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Destina between 1987 and 2016, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Destina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 16 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Destina performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Destina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Destina 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 163 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.
Destina at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Destina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1987
- Peak year (2005)
- 16
- Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2016.
163 total births across 30 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2005 with 16 births in a single year.
Destina by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 83 births that decade — 51% of Destina's all-time total
Destina decade highlights
- Peak decade 83 births
- Runner-up 58 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Destina's strongest decade
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 51% of all-time use.
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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, 1987–2016 (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.