Girls' name · peaked in 2000
Destiny name popularity since 1925
152,289 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Destiny. Half of them were born in 2001 or earlier, so the typical Destiny is about 25 years old in 2026. Destiny peaked in 2000 as the #24 name for girls, and it ranked #635 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 152,289
- Named Destiny, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #635
- for girls in 2025 (458 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 151,763 girls · 526 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.16× its national share
Peak year is the year Destiny made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Destiny births per year, 1925–2025
2000 was the biggest year for Destiny both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1990 and 1995, Destiny became 4.1× more common, from 1 in 1,350 baby girls to 1 in 327.
- Steepest fall: Between 2010 and 2015, its share of baby girls fell by 54%, from 1 in 476 to 1 in 1,030.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Destiny's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Destiny.
Decade by decade
Babies named Destiny in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 16 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 137 | 0 | #3,594 |
| 1970s | 1,612 | 10 | #836 |
| 1980s | 6,542 | 73 | #391 |
| 1990s | 48,238 | 168 | #66 |
| 2000s | 69,815 | 178 | #32 |
| 2010s | 21,104 | 85 | #186 |
| 2020–25 | 4,299 | 12 | #635 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
68.2% of babies named Destiny from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Destiny is most popular
The index compares Destiny's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Destiny.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.16× | 1,169 |
| New Mexico | 1.89× | 1,591 |
| Florida | 1.58× | 8,686 |
| Arizona | 1.55× | 3,063 |
| Georgia | 1.55× | 6,492 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Destiny and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Destiny (this page) | 151,763 | 2000 |
| Destinee | 16,800 | 1999 |
| Destini | 7,857 | 1999 |
| Destiney | 7,690 | 1999 |
| Destany | 3,412 | 1999 |
| Destinie | 2,844 | 1998 |
| Desteny | 1,603 | 2006 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Destiny's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Destiny.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Destiny (2000).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data