Fate or fortune
A modern phonetic spelling of the English word 'destiny', which ultimately derives from the Latin 'destinare', meaning to make firm or establish. It refers to the idea of a predetermined course of events or a hidden power believed to control the future.
Less common today
Desteny isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,860 in 2006.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
