Boys' name · since 2004
Destined
Destined has 38 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,051 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Destined sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 38 recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Destined recorded 38 times among boys since 2004, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2023.
- #24,051 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 38 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Destined ranks #24,051 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,051 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Destined's 38 recorded births place it above 46.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Destined's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Destined's full recorded timeline at 2017, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Destined popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2023
- Peak year (2017)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Destined by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (22 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Destined's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Destined births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 22 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Destined's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- 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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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, 2004–2023 (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 Destined 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.