girl's name
Destinee
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 17,448
Destinee is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 54 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Destinee is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in 1999, when 1,002 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 61,399 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1973.
Destinee over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 83 |
| 1980s | 804 |
| 1990s | 6,882 |
| 2000s | 6,099 |
| 2010s | 2,443 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 489 |
How popular is Destinee?
In 2025, Destinee was given to 54 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Destinee is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Destinee is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Destinée | Destinée is a rare spelling of Destinee, written with an acute accent and recorded about 50 times, mostly in France. | 50 |
Names that peaked alongside Destinee
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Destinee also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Destinee over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Destinee
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Destinee — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Destinee
How popular is the name Destinee?
In 2025, Destinee was given to 54 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Destinee a girl's or a boy's name?
Destinee is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Destinee most popular?
Destinee peaked in 1999, when 1,002 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Destinee a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Destinee currently ranks #3,029 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.