Unisex name · since 1992
Destyn
Destyn has 448 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,419 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,972 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 448
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Destyn is the #6972 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 448 recorded since 1992.
Destyn has 448 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6972 as of the latest data, more common than 50% 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 1992 to 2025.
- #8,419 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,972 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 448 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Destyn ranks #8,419 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,972 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 448 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,419 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,972 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 448
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Destyn's 448 recorded births place it above 81.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Destyn compares
448 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Destyn's all-time total is 21% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Destyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 448 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Destyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Destyn splits its recorded history at 2010: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Destyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Destyn popularity over time - girls
169 total births recorded since 1995 (Destyn as girls' name)
Destyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (154 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Destyn's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Destyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
68 births
- 2000s
2000s
154 births
- 2010s
2010s
152 births
- 2020s
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 154 births (34% of all-time use).
Destyn by state
Where Destyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 10 | 2.2% |
10 of 448 births nationwide.
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- Destyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (154 total births) through the 2020s (74) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Destyns (10 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 Destyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Destyn 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.