Fate or fortune
A modern phonetic spelling of the word 'destiny', which is derived from the Latin 'destinare', meaning to determine or make firm. It refers to the idea of a predetermined course of events or a hidden power believed to control what will happen in the future.
Less common today
Desteni isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,777 in 2001.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
