Destiny

Destiny

Primarily a girl's name · 97% 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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 238 babies (rank #211 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

3,260

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

238

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	21	#984
1997	36	#679
1998	52	#523
1999	91	#355
2000	131	#287
2001	187	#211
2002	144	#274
2003	116	#326
2004	157	#269
2005	182	#248
2006	183	#257
2007	221	#231
2008	234	#219
2009	208	#233
2010	238	#211
2011	208	#240
2012	186	#268
2013	161	#290
2014	147	#316
2015	143	#328
2016	108	#414

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#984

1997

#679

1998

#523

1999

#355

2000

131

#287

2001

187

#211

2002

144

#274

2003

116

#326

2004

157

#269

2005

182

#248

2006

183

#257

2007

221

#231

2008

234

#219

2009

208

#233

2010

238

#211

2011

208

#240

2012

186

#268

2013

161

#290

2014

147

#316

2015

143

#328

2016

108

#414

Meaning

Numerology of Destiny

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Destiny

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Year-by-Year Detail