Destiny Lesley
There are approximately 1 people named Destiny Lesley living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Destiny with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Lesley. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Destiny
149K
Alive today
Named Lesley
3.1K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 149K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2000
Average age: 24
Top Census group: White (35.1%)
Estimated bearers: 3.1K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #11,085
Per 100K: 0.91
Top ancestry: White (73.9%)
First name trend
Destiny: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Destiny. The peak year was 2000 with 9,875 births. The average person named Destiny today is 24 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Destiny
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Destiny, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 35.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Destiny described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Destiny at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White35.1% · 41,802
- Black or African American29.3% · 34,867
- Hispanic or Latino27.5% · 32,742
- Two or more races6.0% · 7,161
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 1,320
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 1,303
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Lesley surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Lesley, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 73.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Lesley described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Lesley at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White73.9% · 2,021
- Black or African American15.9% · 435
- Two or more races5.3% · 144
- Hispanic or Latino2.7% · 73
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 36
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 24
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Destiny has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0433% of the US population, based on 148,540 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Destiny right now.
The surname Lesley appears at a rate of 0.91 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0009%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Destiny Lesley. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Destiny Lesley: questions and answers
How many people are named Destiny Lesley?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Destiny Lesley. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0433%) with the surname frequency (0.91 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Destiny Lesley?
We classify Destiny Lesley as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Destiny a male or female name?
Destiny is predominantly female. Out of 151,808 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Destiny profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Destiny Lesley?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people are called Destiny Lesley at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.