How Many People Are Named Desteny?
An estimated 1,568 people in the United States have the first name Desteny. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Desteny peaked in popularity in 2006 with 110 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Desteny as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Desteny paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,568
About 1 in 218,593 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2006
110 births
Total Registered
1,597
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Desteny
Desteny is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,597 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Desteny as a female name
Ranked #11,448 in 2023
8 female births in 2023
Peak: 2006 (110 births)
Desteny: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Desteny span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 874 babies were registered. Desteny has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Desteny by Decade
How has Desteny tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Desteny by State
Birth registrations for Desteny span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Jersey, Arizona, Illinois. On average, about 138 Destenys were registered per state.
Desteny + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Desteny as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Desteny: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Desteny?
We estimate approximately 1,568 people named Desteny are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 218,593 Americans share this first name.
Is Desteny a common name?
Desteny is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,597 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Desteny most popular?
Desteny reached peak popularity in 2006, when 110 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Desteny is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Desteny a female name?
Desteny is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Desteny Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Desteny Smith, Desteny Johnson, Desteny Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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