How Many People Are Named Destry?
An estimated 1,546 people in the United States have the first name Destry. It is predominantly male (91.2%). The average bearer is 39 years old, and Destry peaked in popularity in 1964 with 154 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Destry 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 Destry paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,546
About 1 in 221,704 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
91.2% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1964
154 births
Total Registered
1,646
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Destry
Destry is predominantly male (91.2%), though 145 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Destry as a male name
Ranked #5,114 in 2023
19 male births in 2023
Peak: 1964 (149 births)
Destry as a female name
Ranked #17,241 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1992 (11 births)
Destry: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Destry span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 350 babies were registered. Destry has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Destry by Decade
How has Destry 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.
Destry by State
Birth registrations for Destry span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Louisiana. The lowest are in Maryland, Indiana, Illinois. On average, about 12 Destrys were registered per state.
Destry + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Destry as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Destry
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Destry: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Destry?
We estimate approximately 1,546 people named Destry 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 221,704 Americans share this first name.
Is Destry a common name?
Destry is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,646 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Destry most popular?
Destry reached peak popularity in 1964, when 154 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Destry is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Destry a male name?
Destry is predominantly male. 91.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Destry Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Destry Smith, Destry Johnson, Destry 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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