Destinee
Respelling of Destiny, an English word that arrived from the Old French destinee and the Latin destinare, to determine or fix.
Destinee in 2025
Destinee was given to 54 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 5,358th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 61,395 babies born.
The history of Destinee
Destinee reached its highest point in 1999, when 1,002 babies were given the name, ranking 598th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 597th, in 1998.
Across the 53 years of records since 1973, 16,800 babies have been named Destinee. Half of them were born before 2000, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Destinee by decade
| Decade | Babies named Destinee | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83 | 4,412 |
| 1980s | 804 | 1,566 |
| 1990s | 6,882 | 597 |
| 2000s | 6,099 | 628 |
| 2010s | 2,443 | 1,305 |
| 2020s | 489 | 3,193 |
Where Destinee is heading
Destinee has fallen 73% over the past decade, from 201 babies in 2015 to 54 in 2025.
Names like Destinee
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Destinee.