Is Destry a boy or girl name?

Destry is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,647 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 8.8% were girls and 91.2% were boys.

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Destry

Recorded 1955–2023 · United States

Destry was most popular in 1964, when 154 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,432 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,647 people named Destry.

Destry over time

Births per year. The dot marks Destry’s peak in 1964. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Destry a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Destry is mostly a boy’s name — 8.8% of the 1,647 Americans given it were girls and 91.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org