Destine
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- DES-tin
- Origin
- English
Destine is a name of English origin, meaning “fate”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Destine mean?
English: variant of Destiny
“fate”
A variant of Destiny, the English word for fate, from Old French destinée.
Is Destine a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Destine has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Destine in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 101 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the girls named Destine in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 87% of the babies named Destine in the US in 1992, and 74% in 2010.
Destine in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 23 | #5,769 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 26 | #5,374 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5,232 |
| 2005 | 43 | #3,457 |
| 2004 | 42 | #3,486 |
| 2003 | 45 | #3,228 |
| 2002 | 39 | #3,457 |
| 2001 | 58 | #2,596 |
| 2000 | 71 | #2,209 |
| 1999 | 83 | #1,890 |
| 1998 | 101 | #1,605 |
| 1997 | 75 | #1,924 |
| 1996 | 58 | #2,279 |
| 1995 | 69 | #1,977 |
| 1994 | 53 | #2,407 |
| 1993 | 58 | #2,236 |
| 1992 | 34 | #3,261 |
| 1991 | 37 | #3,030 |
| 1990 | 37 | #3,017 |
| 1989 | 18 | #4,842 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 16 | #4,633 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 12 | #5,426 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
Names related to Destine
Destiny, Dustin, Destin, Destinee, Destini, Destiney, Destyn, Destany
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from 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, “Destine: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/destine, updated 20 October 2026.