Recorded 1990–2002 Girls' name Peak 1997 80 births

Destony — girls' name

80 babies named Destony in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

80 girls have been named Destony since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

80
total births
1990–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
80%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Destony was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

14 babies were named Destony in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Destony

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Destony between 1990 and 2002, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Destony currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Destony performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Destony shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Destony 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 80 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.

Destony at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

80

Since 1990

13 years of records

Peak year

1997

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1990

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2002

Destony popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1990

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1997)
14
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Destony by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
64 births that decade — 80% of Destony's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Destony?
80 babies have been named Destony since 1990. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1997 with 14 births.
When was Destony most popular?
Destony was most popular in the 1990s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Destony been used?
Destony has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 13 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Destony?
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.

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, 1990–2002 (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.