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“Fate, destiny” — Late Latin via English origin
Girl's name · #635 in the US (2025) · 2000s
Destiny's best rank, #22, came in 2001; it has stepped well back to #635 today. Roughly 152,000 girls have been named Destiny since 1956.
Around the world: about 1 in 2,400 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 4,300 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 6,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 119 notable people named Destiny:
Sports figures appear 3.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Destiny Smith-Barnett, American sprinter (born 1996).
Similar names: Destinee · Sydney · Desiree · Bethany · Gabrielle · Macy
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