Destinee
Destinee was the 3040th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 307th; the most babies were born in 1999 (1,002). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,811 places. More babies were named Destinee in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Destiny) destiny, fate · English, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #3,040 girls, down 1,286 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 54girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19991,002 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,800babies recorded
What does the name Destinee mean?
Destinee is a spelling of Destiny, pronounced the same way, so it shares Destiny's meaning and origin.
Destiny is the English word for fate, used as a girl's name since the 1970s, as Wiktionary notes. The word came through Old French destinee from Latin destinare, "to determine, make firm". It was among the virtue-and-concept names that became popular in the US in the 1990s and 2000s; the singer Miley Cyrus was born Destiny Hope Cyrus.
destinee (Old French, “destiny”)dēstināre (Latin, “to determine, make firm”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Destinee, Destini.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Destiny', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'destiny', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Destinee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,040 | 54 |
| 2020 | #1,754 | 114 |
| 2010 | #705 | 406 |
| 2000 | #327 | 973 |
| 1990 | #847 | 232 |
| 1980 | #3,239 | 26 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Destinee, counting every spelling?
Destinee is a spelling of Destiny, a name family that ranked #551 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,040 for Destinee on its own. Together these spellings went to 545 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destiny | 458 | #635 | 3,408 |
| Destinee | 54 | #3,040 | 375 |
| Destini | 21 | #5,772 | 170 |
| Destiney | 12 | #8,496 | 65 |
| Destinie | — | — | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Destinee?
54 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Destinee (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Destinee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 155 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Destinee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Destinee?
About 16,600 people born in the US named Destinee are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 19 and 30. That makes Destinee mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Destinee by state
How common Destinee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (1.9×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Destinee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Destinee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Destinee
What does Destinee mean?
Destinee is a spelling of Destiny, which means “destiny, fate” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Destinee?
Destinee was the 3040th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 307th; the most babies were born in 1999 (1,002). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,811 places. More babies were named Destinee in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Destinee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Destinee in the US.
Where is Destinee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Destinee was most common in Georgia (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and Illinois.