Given name
Destry
“a cowboy”
Destry is a variant of Destrey. One American interpretation is “a cowboy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Destry is a variant of Destrey. One American interpretation is “a cowboy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Destry is a variant of Destrey. An origin associated with Destrey is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Destry through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,647
- 1,502 boys · 145 girls
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 154 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 19 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 149 in 1964. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,355 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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