Damani
#5,722 for girls in 2025, 21 births · #2,258 for boys in 2025, 62 births
Given to boys 79.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2012 · 158 births
- Debut · boys
- 18 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 2,627since 1971
Damani over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,722 | 21 | #2,258 | 62 |
| 2024 | #7,594 | 14 | #2,028 | 75 |
| 2023 | #5,248 | 24 | #2,290 | 61 |
| 2022 | #5,172 | 25 | #2,168 | 67 |
| 2021 | #6,691 | 17 | #2,079 | 70 |
| 2020 | #6,629 | 17 | #2,167 | 64 |
| 2019 | #5,612 | 22 | #2,020 | 72 |
| 2018 | #8,146 | 13 | #2,262 | 60 |
| 2017 | #7,840 | 14 | #2,065 | 67 |
| 2016 | #6,901 | 17 | #2,047 | 69 |
| 2015 | #5,288 | 25 | #1,910 | 76 |
| 2014 | #4,892 | 28 | #1,436 | 115 |
| 2013 | #3,778 | 40 | #1,361 | 124 |
| 2012 | #3,854 | 40 | #1,155 | 158 |
| 2011 | #4,151 | 35 | #1,999 | 68 |
| 2010 | #5,602 | 24 | #2,144 | 62 |
| 2009 | #4,269 | 35 | #2,119 | 64 |
| 2008 | #6,130 | 22 | #2,001 | 70 |
| 2007 | #5,526 | 25 | #2,164 | 62 |
| 2006 | #4,073 | 36 | #2,176 | 59 |
| 2005 | #4,958 | 26 | #1,983 | 63 |
| 2004 | #7,391 | 15 | #1,502 | 89 |
| 2003 | #4,418 | 29 | #1,578 | 80 |
| 2002 | #5,086 | 23 | #1,483 | 85 |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #1,379 | 92 |
| 2000 | #4,981 | 23 | #1,370 | 92 |
| 1999 | #6,191 | 16 | #1,342 | 89 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #1,449 | 78 |
| 1997 | #6,844 | 13 | #1,693 | 58 |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #2,017 | 43 |
| 1995 | — | #1,887 | 45 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,123 | 38 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,162 | 36 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,804 | 46 | |
| 1991 | — | #4,005 | 14 | |
| 1990 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | — | — | ||
| 1988 | — | #7,270 | 5 | |
| 1987 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | — | #5,619 | 6 | |
| 1981 | — | — | ||
| 1980 | — | #6,250 | 5 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,842 | 7 | |
| 1978 | — | #5,059 | 6 | |
| 1977 | — | #4,164 | 8 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,095 | 12 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,751 | 14 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,832 | 25 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,736 | 26 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,928 | 22 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,203 | 18 | |
| 1970 | — | — | ||
| 1969 | — | — | ||
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | — | — | ||
| 1965 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | — | — | ||
| 1963 | — | — | ||
| 1962 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | — | — | ||
| 1960 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | — | — | ||
| 1958 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | — | — | ||
| 1955 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | — | — | ||
| 1952 | — | — | ||
| 1951 | — | — | ||
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | — | — | ||
| 1948 | — | — | ||
| 1947 | — | — | ||
| 1946 | — | — | ||
| 1945 | — | — | ||
| 1944 | — | — | ||
| 1943 | — | — | ||
| 1942 | — | — | ||
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | — | — | ||
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | — | ||
| 1929 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | — | — | ||
| 1926 | — | — | ||
| 1925 | — | — | ||
| 1924 | — | — | ||
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | — | — | ||
| 1921 | — | — | ||
| 1920 | — | — | ||
| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | — | — | ||
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | — | — | ||
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Damani! It came in at #2,203, and was given to 18 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1980–1981, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Damani is popular in 2020
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Florida#1,174 · 1 in 10,024
- Ohio#1,237 · 1 in 10,898
- Georgia#1,300 · 1 in 10,055
- California#2,162 · 1 in 31,603
- Texas#2,417 · 1 in 33,850
Best ever in a state: #198 in District of Columbia, 2001.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | #1,174 | 9 | 1 in 10,024 |
| Ohio | #1,237 | 5 | 1 in 10,898 |
| Georgia | #1,300 | 5 | 1 in 10,055 |
| California | #2,162 | 6 | 1 in 31,603 |
| Texas | #2,417 | 5 | 1 in 33,850 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Illinois | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Missouri | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| New York | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Damani
- 230 spots since 2024 (#2,028 → #2,258)
- 91 spots since 2020 (#2,167 → #2,258)
- 348 spots since 2015 (#1,910 → #2,258)
- Debuted 1971
- Peaked 2012 at #1,155 (158 births)
- Births halved by 2015, 3 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- Highest: 1 in 12,006 boys born in 2012 were named Damani (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 27,550 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 33.2% of all boys named Damani (871) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 138 | #1,736 (1973) | #3,068 |
| 1980s | 16 | #5,619 (1982) | #6,380 |
| 1990s | 447 | #1,342 (1999) | #2,054 |
| 2000s | 756 | #1,370 (2000) | #1,776 |
| 2010s | 871 | #1,155 (2012) | #1,840 |
| 2020s | 399 | #2,028 (2024) | #2,165 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Damani in 2020
Top girls' names in 2020
Top boys' names in 2020
More about 2020
girls
1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 95,091 of them was named Damani, which outranked 62.2% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,325Ziyana18
- #6,325Zohra18
- #6,325Zuriyah18
- #6,629Damani17
- #6,629Aairah17
- #6,629Abigaelle17
- #6,629Abiha17
- #6,923Aamina16
- #6,923Aamirah16
- #6,923Aariah16
Tied with 293 names at #6,629; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 26,970 of them was named Damani, which outranked 84.6% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,139Tiberius65
- #2,139Tyrese65
- #2,139Zaden65
- #2,167Damani64
- #2,167Domenico64
- #2,167Dontae64
- #2,167Hardin64
- #2,190Allister63
- #2,190Aren63
- #2,190Brandt63
Tied with 22 names at #2,167; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
- ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
- ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
- ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
- ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.