Girls' name · since 1988
Destynee
779 babies named Destynee in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,901 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 779
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
779 girls have been named Destynee since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Destynee has been recorded 779 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2017.
- #8,901 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 779 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Destynee ranks #8,901 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 779 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,901 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 779
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Destynee's 779 recorded births place it above 87.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Destynee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Destynee's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 55, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Destynee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2017
- Peak year (1999)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Destynee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (369 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Destynee's strongest decade.
369 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Destynee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
302 births
- 2000s
2000s
369 births
- 2010s 97
2010s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 369 births (47% of all-time use).
How Destynee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Destynee's total volume
Destynee by state
Where Destynee concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 47 | 6.0% |
| #2 | California | | 28 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.3% |
47 of 779 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Destynee's data
- Destynee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (369 total births); usage has since declined to 97 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Destynees (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Destynee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1988–2017 (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 Destynee 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.