Destiny
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology.
Babies a year
1,384
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#635
down from #481
UK popularity
#845
42 babies
How Destiny has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #186 |
| 2016 | #203 |
| 2017 | #226 |
| 2018 | #274 |
| 2019 | #309 |
| 2020 | #350 |
| 2021 | #397 |
| 2022 | #391 |
| 2023 | #439 |
| 2024 | #481 |
| 2025 | #635 |
In 2025, 42 babies in England and Wales were named Destiny. In the US, 1,384 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 9,850 in 2000.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Destiny was most common in 2000, when it went to 0.49% of American babies of that sex.
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