Destiny Bowling
There are approximately 13 people named Destiny Bowling living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 26,365,718 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Destiny with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bowling. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
13
1 in 26,365,718
Named Destiny
149K
Alive today
Named Bowling
29K
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: 29K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,384
Per 100K: 8.43
Top ancestry: White (88.7%)
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 Bowling surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Bowling, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 88.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Bowling 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 Bowling at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White88.7% · 22,342
- Black or African American4.5% · 1,122
- Two or more races3.8% · 959
- Hispanic or Latino2.2% · 545
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 113
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 108
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 Bowling appears at a rate of 8.43 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0084%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 13 people with the full name Destiny Bowling. 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 Bowling: questions and answers
How many people are named Destiny Bowling?
We estimate approximately 13 people in the United States share the full name Destiny Bowling. That works out to about 1 in 26,365,718 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0433%) with the surname frequency (8.43 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Destiny Bowling?
We classify Destiny Bowling as "Very Rare". About 1 in 26,365,718 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 are named Destiny Bowling?
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