Destiny remains a common girls' name (#635 in 2025), down from a peak of #22 in 2001.
Destiny is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #635 for girl births in the United States (and #1,248 across all names), given to 458 babies. Destiny first appears in 1956 and peaked in 2000 (9,850 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 458 | 458 | #635 | — |
| 2024 | 643 | 643 | #481 | — |
| 2023 | 714 | 719 | #438 | #11,169 |
| 2022 | 798 | 798 | #391 | — |
| 2021 | 801 | 801 | #392 | — |
| 2020 | 897 | 897 | #347 | #10,942 |
| 2019 | 1,065 | 1,071 | #309 | #6,510 |
| 2018 | 1,215 | 1,215 | #275 | #8,323 |
| 2017 | 1,399 | 1,416 | #226 | #7,712 |
| 2016 | 1,617 | 1,623 | #203 | #6,120 |
| 2015 | 1,733 | 1,746 | #186 | — |
| 2014 | 2,084 | 2,102 | #156 | #9,899 |
| 2013 | 2,314 | 2,329 | #138 | — |
| 2012 | 2,732 | 2,744 | #113 | #6,717 |
| 2011 | 3,283 | 3,307 | #90 | #7,637 |
| 2010 | 3,747 | 3,768 | #71 | #7,730 |
| 2009 | 4,625 | 4,651 | #56 | #9,198 |
| 2008 | 5,333 | 5,373 | #47 | #6,494 |
| 2007 | 5,754 | 5,778 | #41 | #6,734 |
| 2006 | 6,327 | 6,361 | #36 | #5,860 |
| 2005 | 6,910 | 6,936 | #32 | #5,092 |
| 2004 | 6,577 | 6,599 | #38 | #3,175 |
| 2003 | 6,994 | 7,016 | #37 | #4,659 |
| 2002 | 7,823 | 7,859 | #34 | #4,219 |
| 2001 | 9,775 | 9,806 | #22 | #3,644 |
| 2000 | 9,875 | 9,903 | #24 | #3,335 |
| 1999 | 9,193 | 9,207 | #28 | #3,615 |
| 1998 | 8,179 | 8,196 | #34 | #3,216 |
| 1997 | 6,752 | — | #42 | #3,008 |
| 1996 | 5,870 | — | #56 | #4,436 |
| 1995 | 5,395 | — | #66 | #4,104 |
| 1994 | 4,104 | — | #86 | #4,143 |
| 1993 | 2,960 | — | #111 | #3,539 |
| 1992 | 2,626 | — | #130 | #3,793 |
| 1991 | 1,912 | — | #156 | #4,289 |
| 1990 | 1,415 | — | #202 | #6,591 |
| 1989 | 1,164 | — | #238 | #4,592 |
| 1988 | 960 | — | #268 | #3,250 |
| 1987 | 821 | — | #299 | #4,329 |
| 1986 | 606 | — | #382 | — |
| 1985 | 577 | — | #391 | #6,803 |
| 1984 | 569 | — | #390 | #6,561 |
| 1983 | 523 | — | #421 | #5,058 |
| 1982 | 477 | — | #454 | #4,700 |
| 1981 | 472 | — | #458 | #6,524 |
| 1980 | 446 | — | #478 | #5,704 |
| 1979 | 389 | — | #514 | #6,296 |
| 1978 | 324 | — | #547 | — |
| 1977 | 211 | — | #728 | — |
| 1976 | 185 | — | #775 | — |
| 1975 | 166 | — | #836 | #5,677 |
| 1974 | 117 | — | #1,027 | — |
| 1973 | 86 | — | #1,227 | — |
| 1972 | 58 | — | #1,580 | — |
| 1971 | 49 | — | #1,810 | — |
| 1970 | 37 | — | #2,173 | — |
| 1969 | 24 | — | #2,721 | — |
| 1968 | 26 | — | #2,441 | — |
| 1967 | 13 | — | #3,709 | — |
| 1966 | 20 | — | #2,774 | — |
| 1965 | 13 | — | #3,594 | — |
| 1964 | 13 | — | #3,740 | — |
| 1963 | 11 | — | #4,077 | — |
| 1962 | 8 | — | #4,972 | — |
| 1960 | 9 | — | #4,534 | — |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #5,731 | — |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #6,296 | — |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,183 | — |