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Destine

86% girls · last recorded 2019

Destine has been given to about 1,421 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1998, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,401
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Destine per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1998 · 113
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,421

How popular is Destine?

Its best year was 1998, when 113 babies were given the name, ranking 1612th. The typical living American called Destine is about 28 years old today.

Names that sound like Destine

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Destinee0.88
  2. Destiney0.81
  3. Delphine0.77
  4. Destiny0.74
  5. Justine0.74
  6. Destini0.74
  7. Dessie0.73
  8. Ernestine0.71

Middle names for Destine

Ranked by flow score
  1. Destine Rose0.87
  2. Destine Marie0.87
  3. Destine Grace0.87
  4. Destine Louise0.87
  5. Destine Claire0.86
  6. Destine Mae0.86

Sibling names for Destine

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.82
  2. Hannasister · 0.78
  3. Chandlereither · 0.78
  4. Karinasister · 0.77
  5. Nikolasbrother · 0.76
  6. Malikbrother · 0.76

Where Destine is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Destine White0.82
    2. Destine Nguyen0.82
    3. Destine Moore0.82
    4. Destine Hill0.82
    5. Destine Hall0.82
    6. Destine Brown0.82

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Destine

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.