Destiny

Destiny

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Destiny is a primarily feminine given name meaning "destiny", "fate", which is ultimately derived from the Late Latin word destinata. Commonly used spelling variants include Destinee, Destiney, and Destinie.

From Wikipedia

Destiny first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 286 babies (rank #94 that year). In 2024 it was given to 34 girls (rank #839). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Destiny

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Destiny yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,967

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

286

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	58	#447
1992	76	#373
1993	87	#330
1994	117	#231
1995	192	#176
1996	136	#223
1997	166	#183
1998	181	#166
1999	230	#130
2000	213	#130
2001	286	#94
2002	202	#137
2003	175	#162
2004	145	#192
2005	160	#182
2006	151	#203
2007	150	#208
2008	163	#194
2009	127	#267
2010	109	#294
2011	116	#284
2012	99	#319
2013	76	#422
2014	72	#450
2015	69	#468
2016	92	#374
2017	52	#585
2018	53	#569
2019	48	#623
2020	41	#689
2021	30	#922
2022	32	#823
2023	29	#898
2024	34	#839

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

#447

1992

#373

1993

#330

1994

117

#231

1995

192

#176

1996

136

#223

1997

166

#183

1998

181

#166

1999

230

#130

2000

213

#130

2001

286

#94

2002

202

#137

2003

175

#162

2004

145

#192

2005

160

#182

2006

151

#203

2007

150

#208

2008

163

#194

2009

127

#267

2010

109

#294

2011

116

#284

2012

#319

2013

#422

2014

#450

2015

#468

2016

#374

2017

#585

2018

#569

2019

#623

2020

#689

2021

#922

2022

#823

2023

#898

2024

#839

Meaning

Numerology of Destiny

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Destiny

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