Is Destiny a boy or girl name?
Destiny is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 638 girls and 0 boys were named Destiny, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 151,808 US babies named Destiny were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #481
- Babies named Destiny since 1956
- 151,808
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 9,875 babies
Boys and girls named Destiny, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 137 | 100% |
| 1970s | 10 | 1,612 | 99.4% |
| 1980s | 73 | 6,541 | 98.9% |
| 1990s | 168 | 48,236 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 178 | 69,813 | 99.7% |
| 2010s | 85 | 21,096 | 99.6% |
| 2020s | 12 | 3,831 | 99.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 638 | #481 |
| 2023 | 6 | #11,157 | 706 | #439 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 798 | #391 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 800 | #393 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,937 | 889 | #347 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,508 | 1,051 | #309 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,321 | 1,205 | #275 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,708 | 1,389 | #226 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,119 | 1,601 | #203 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,732 | #186 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,896 | 2,074 | #156 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 2,314 | #138 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,715 | 2,720 | #113 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,635 | 3,273 | #90 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,730 | 3,737 | #71 |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,196 | 4,616 | #56 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,493 | 5,318 | #47 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,732 | 5,742 | #41 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,860 | 6,313 | #36 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,091 | 6,894 | #32 |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,174 | 6,546 | #38 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,659 | 6,977 | #37 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,219 | 7,805 | #34 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,644 | 9,752 | #22 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,335 | 9,850 | #24 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,614 | 9,172 | #28 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,216 | 8,154 | #34 |
| 1997 | 25 | #3,008 | 6,727 | #42 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,435 | 5,856 | #56 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,104 | 5,380 | #66 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,143 | 4,089 | #86 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,538 | 2,942 | #111 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,793 | 2,609 | #130 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,288 | 1,899 | #156 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,591 | 1,408 | #202 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,591 | 1,152 | #238 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,250 | 944 | #268 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,329 | 811 | #299 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 606 | #382 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,804 | 572 | #391 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,560 | 564 | #390 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,057 | 516 | #421 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,700 | 469 | #454 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,525 | 467 | #458 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,704 | 440 | #478 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,297 | 384 | #514 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 324 | #547 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 211 | #728 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 185 | #775 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,677 | 161 | #836 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,027 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,226 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,580 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,810 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,173 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,721 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,441 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,709 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,774 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,594 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,740 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,078 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,973 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,533 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,732 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,296 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,184 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Destiny reached #3,008 in 1997. As a girl name, it reached #22 in 2001. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Destiny
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.