Destiny
The English word, from Latin destinare, “to make firm, to appoint.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Destiny first shows up in the national records in 1956. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1994 to 2011. Its biggest year was 2000, when 9,850 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 24 nationally. Its best ranking came in 2001, at No. 22. In 2025 it ranked No. 635 for girls. All told, 152,289 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Destinee (16,800), Destini (7,857), Destiney (7,690), Destany (3,412), Destinie (2,844), Destanie (1,682) (total births since 1880)
Explore Destiny interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16 | No. 5566 |
| 1960s | 137 | No. 2431 |
| 1970s | 1,612 | No. 514 |
| 1980s | 6,542 | No. 238 |
| 1990s | 48,238 | No. 28 |
| 2000s | 69,815 | No. 22 |
| 2010s | 21,104 | No. 71 |
| 2020s | 4,299 | No. 347 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.