Destina
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- des-TEE-nuh
- Origin
- English
Destina is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “fate”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Destina mean?
English: variant of Destiny
“fate”
A variant of Destiny, the English word for fate, from Old French destinée.
Is Destina a girl's or a boy's name?
Destina is a girls' name.
How popular is Destina in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 7 girls.
Destina in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
How popular is Destina in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the girls named Destina in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Destina in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
Names like Destina
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isabella Daisy Eliza Fatima Maddison Sophia Sienna Lily Ava Jessica Ella Tabitha
Names related to Destina
Destiny Destinee Destini Destiney Destinie Destyn Destany Desteny
More English names
Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Poppy Riley Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Hallie Hazel Carter
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Destina: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/destina, updated 20 October 2026.