Recorded 1990–2016 Girls' name Peak 1998 297 births

Destynie — girls' name

297 babies named Destynie in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

297 girls have been named Destynie since 1990, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.

297
total births
1990–2016
years on record
2000s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Destynie was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

25 babies were named Destynie in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Destynie

The Social Security Administration has registered 297 babies named Destynie between 1990 and 2016, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Destynie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Destynie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 143 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Destynie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Destynie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Destynie 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 297 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.

Destynie at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

297

Since 1990

27 years of records

Peak year

1998

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1990

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2016

Destynie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1990

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1998)
25
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Destynie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
143 births that decade — 48% of Destynie's all-time total
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Destynie by state

Where Destynie concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Destynie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.0%
California share of Destynie's total US births 2.0%

6 of 297 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Destynie?
297 babies have been named Destynie since 1990. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1998 with 25 births.
When was Destynie most popular?
Destynie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 143 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Destynie most popular?
The top states for the name Destynie are California (6 births).
How long has the name Destynie been used?
Destynie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 27 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Destynie?
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, 1990–2016 (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.