Recorded 1988–2017 Girls' name Peak 1999 779 births

Destynee — girls' name

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.

1980s111990s3022000s3692010s97
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Destynee was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

55 babies were named Destynee in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Destynee

The Social Security Administration has registered 779 babies named Destynee between 1988 and 2017, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Destynee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Destynee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 369 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Destynee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Destynee in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Destynee 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 779 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.

Destynee at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

779

Since 1988

30 years of records

Peak year

1999

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1988

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2017

Destynee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1988

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1999)
55
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0204060 20172012200820042000199619921988 6

Destynee by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
369 births that decade — 47% of Destynee's all-time total
1980s111990s3022000s3692010s97

Destynee by state

Where Destynee concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Destynee
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%
Texas share of Destynee's total US births 6.0%
Even split

47 of 779 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Destynee?
779 babies have been named Destynee since 1988. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1999 with 55 births.
When was Destynee most popular?
Destynee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 369 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Destynee most popular?
The top states for the name Destynee are Texas (47 births), California (28 births), Georgia (11 births).
How long has the name Destynee been used?
Destynee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 30 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Destynee?
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.

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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, 1988–2017 (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.