Destin

#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #1,609 for boys in 2025, 105 births
Given to boys 89.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
1999 · 236 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
6,124
since 1968

Destin over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #3,831, 1996peak #708, 1999girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#11,9327#1,609105
2024#10,2719#1,673100
2023#8,98911#1,567111
2022#5,98420#1,566113
2021—#1,469122
2020#8,95311#1,390125
2019#12,4487#1,287144
2018#6,52118#1,465118
2017#6,53118#1,360131
2016#7,60215#1,349132
2015#6,03621#1,231148
2014#6,98717#1,334130
2013#7,37216#1,243142
2012#7,80415#1,222145
2011#6,56419#1,017189
2010#7,51316#997196
2009#6,54420#1,085171
2008#8,10915#1,137160
2007#9,00713#1,053178
2006#5,08627#937200
2005#4,58129#935187
2004#5,74421#995166
2003#6,88516#956171
2002#5,44421#811209
2001#4,68825#727241
2000#5,31221#741230
1999#6,48415#708236
1998#4,36625#801191
1997#5,86816#797184
1996#3,83128#795182
1995#3,87827#776191
1994#4,23824#935138
1993#6,62213#1,13898
1992#6,00815#1,11996
1991#7,98710#1,19287
1990#4,12024#1,28774
1989#5,54515#1,31869
1988#6,27712#1,42754
1987#4,85716#1,48448
1986#5,45913#1,36352
1985#7,5638#1,42947
1984#5,22213#1,42245
1983#6,21210#2,08525
1982#10,5175#1,70034
1981#4,96314#1,81131
1980#7,4188#2,36721
1979#7,3138#2,37920
1978—#2,06823
1977—#2,20221
1976#9,2845#2,50817
1975—#3,42810
1974—#1,98322
1973—#3,4459
1972—#4,4416
1971—#4,9075
1970—#2,62113
1969—#3,9356
1968—#4,1365
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First appearance
1968

The first year at least five boys were named Destin! It came in at #4,136, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1968–1969, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.

Where Destin is popular in 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #2,169 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 58,055 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedARTennessee: #489 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,938 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedMSAlabama: #411 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,874 boysALGeorgia: #704 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,360 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Destin, so not publishedHITexas: #1,409 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 30,647 boysTXFlorida: #945 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 15,285 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#411 · 1 in 3,874
  2. Tennessee#489 · 1 in 5,938
  3. Georgia#704 · 1 in 8,360
  4. Florida#945 · 1 in 15,285
  5. Texas#1,409 · 1 in 30,647

Best ever in a state: #240 in Louisiana, 2002.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#41171 in 3,874
Tennessee#48961 in 5,938
Georgia#70461 in 8,360
Florida#94561 in 15,285
Texas#1,40951 in 30,647
California#2,16951 in 58,055
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Destin
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 64 spots since 2024 (#1,673 → #1,609)
  • 219 spots since 2020 (#1,390 → #1,609)
  • 378 spots since 2015 (#1,231 → #1,609)
  • Biggest jump: 203 spots in 1994 (#1,138 → #935)
  • Biggest drop: 145 spots in 2003 (#811 → #956)
Rise & fade · boys
31 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1968
  • Peaked 1999 at #708 (236 births)
  • Births halved by 2018, 19 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 14 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 14 yrs · run 1994–2006
Share of babies · boys
1 in 8,062
  • Highest: 1 in 8,062 boys born in 2001 were named Destin (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 16,267 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #708 in 1999, was only 1 in 8,136 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 31.2% of all boys named Destin (1,913) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s11#3,935 (1969)#4,036
1970s146#1,983 (1974)#2,998
1980s426#1,318 (1989)#1,641
1990s1,477#708 (1999)#955
2000s1,913#727 (2001)#938
2010s1,475#997 (2010)#1,251
2020s676#1,390 (2020)#1,546

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Destin in 1990

girls
#4,120
24 births · 1 in 79,106 girls
boys
#1,287
74 births · 1 in 27,757 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #4,120Destin24

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #1,287Destin74
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 79,106 of them was named Destin, which outranked 73.0% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Destin
  1. #4,003Van25
  2. #4,003Viktoria25
  3. #4,003Yareli25
  4. #4,120Destin24
  5. #4,120Adelle24
  6. #4,120Adriann24
  7. #4,120Alaine24
  8. #4,230Aaren23
  9. #4,230Adia23
  10. #4,230Adreana23

Tied with 109 names at #4,120; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 27,757 of them was named Destin, which outranked 86.4% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Destin
  1. #1,278Rodger75
  2. #1,278Seamus75
  3. #1,278Tye75
  4. #1,287Destin74
  5. #1,287Alessandro74
  6. #1,287Donell74
  7. #1,287Emery74
  8. #1,294Abdullah73
  9. #1,294Blayne73
  10. #1,294Braulio73

Tied with 6 names at #1,287; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,636Tevin#4,017 → #381
  2. ↑ 3,283Keenen#4,271 → #988
  3. ↑ 1,325Male#2,027 → #702
  4. ↑ 1,032Denzel#1,476 → #444
  5. ↑ 598Kevon#1,476 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,130Kiara#956 → #2,086
  2. ↓ 916Rachel#993 → #1,909
  3. ↓ 855Nicole#985 → #1,840
  4. ↓ 746Tiffany#956 → #1,702
  5. ↓ 681Sarah#819 → #1,500

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1990 →