Destina Puryear
There are approximately 1 people named Destina Puryear 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 Destina with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Puryear. 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 Destina
159
Alive today
Named Puryear
4.7K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 159
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2005
Average age: 26
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (45.8%)
Estimated bearers: 4.7K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #7,718
Per 100K: 1.38
Top ancestry: White (60.5%)
First name trend
Destina: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Destina. The peak year was 2005 with 16 births. The average person named Destina today is 26 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Destina
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Destina, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 45.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Destina 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 Destina at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino45.8% · 104
- Black or African American22.0% · 50
- White21.6% · 49
- Two or more races4.4% · 10
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.0% · 9
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.2% · 5
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Puryear surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Puryear, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 60.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Puryear 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 Puryear at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White60.5% · 2,501
- Black or African American29.4% · 1,216
- Two or more races5.2% · 217
- Hispanic or Latino3.7% · 153
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 26
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 21
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Destina has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0000% of the US population, based on 159 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 Destina right now.
The surname Puryear appears at a rate of 1.38 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0014%.
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 Destina Puryear. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Destina
FAQ
Destina Puryear: questions and answers
How many people are named Destina Puryear?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Destina Puryear. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0000%) with the surname frequency (1.38 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Destina Puryear?
We classify Destina Puryear as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Destina a male or female name?
Destina is predominantly female. Out of 163 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Destina 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 are named Destina Puryear?
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