Destiny

DES-ti-nee

Girl

Average rank #791 across 3 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

English

Means simply "destiny, fate" from the English word, ultimately from Latin destinare "to determine", a derivative of stare "to stand". It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world only since the last half of the 20th century.

How popular is Destiny?

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales

#902

in 2024

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA

#635

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada

#835

in 2024

Not in top rankings for: ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland, ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland, ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia, ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand

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