Damon

Last seen for girls in 2004 at #14,179 · #501 for boys in 2025, 604 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1976 · 2,453 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
68,841
since 1880

Damon over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Damon has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #104, 1976boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#501604
2024—#454690
2023—#425743
2022—#424744
2021—#424727
2020—#430693
2019—#460651
2018—#427718
2017—#438709
2016—#442700
2015—#427719
2014—#406764
2013—#378796
2012—#403722
2011—#414682
2010—#419668
2009—#516521
2008—#472585
2007—#428674
2006—#381782
2005—#3211,007
2004#14,1796#314992
2003—#2981,022
2002—#2901,027
2001—#2881,038
2000—#2891,044
1999—#2851,020
1998—#2721,052
1997#9,8028#284986
1996—#2791,001
1995—#283957
1994—#293935
1993#11,7806#2811,000
1992#9,4918#2841,005
1991—#291888
1990—#321788
1989—#354642
1988—#356584
1987#9,8256#366533
1986—#342561
1985—#331593
1984—#322596
1983#5,45712#319600
1982#6,8889#309638
1981#8,1287#293684
1980#7,4188#251897
1979#5,09213#1661,445
1978#3,92418#1321,981
1977#2,78029#1122,357
1976#2,93225#1042,453
1975#3,25921#1142,280
1974#2,68327#1102,360
1973#3,78716#1252,045
1972#3,54317#1371,927
1971#3,16621#1711,582
1970#4,24613#1741,622
1969#4,19812#1881,455
1968#6,2466#1881,330
1967#5,4577#224982
1966#6,5645#241865
1965—#280720
1964—#298700
1963—#281753
1962#5,8606#360487
1961—#367468
1960#6,3905#418362
1959—#434339
1958—#511228
1957—#482261
1956—#493235
1955—#506214
1954—#499213
1953—#540175
1952—#615133
1951#5,4145#610133
1950—#626120
1949—#579136
1948—#663104
1947—#577137
1946—#634103
1945—#72871
1944—#71276
1943—#76872
1942—#65296
1941—#77864
1940—#77064
1939—#71769
1938—#76464
1937—#72969
1936—#71470
1935—#89450
1934—#76265
1933—#70373
1932—#78665
1931—#90151
1930—#89255
1929—#96049
1928—#78668
1927—#84963
1926—#76571
1925—#84362
1924—#89760
1923—#97650
1922—#80170
1921—#1,02646
1920—#86562
1919—#85060
1918—#98646
1917—#1,15234
1916—#79061
1915—#98041
1914—#1,05429
1913—#1,14620
1912—#78331
1911—#1,3877
1910—#1,3147
1909—#89311
1908——
1907—#73513
1906—#8529
1905—#54918
1904—#64713
1903—#1,0096
1902——
1901—#9436
1900—#78511
1899—#8577
1898—#8857
1897——
1896—#1,1015
1895—#7958
1894——
1893—#8367
1892—#64111
1891——
1890——
1889—#9745
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1880—#8096
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Damon was already there! It came in at #809, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1891, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Damon is popular in 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Damon, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Damon, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Damon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #129 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 981 boysNHWashington: #114 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 682 boysWAIdaho: #115 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 565 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Damon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #129 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 792 boysNDMinnesota: #155 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,494 boysMNIllinois: #167 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 1,043 boysILWisconsin: #163 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,342 boysWIMichigan: #73 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 410 boysMINew York: #109 for boys · 170 births · 1 in 662 boysNYMassachusetts: #126 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,140 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Damon, so not publishedRIOregon: #112 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 655 boysORNevada: #96 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 420 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Damon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #98 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 472 boysSDIowa: #126 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 892 boysIAIndiana: #87 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 509 boysINOhio: #72 for boys · 174 births · 1 in 440 boysOHPennsylvania: #93 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 635 boysPANew Jersey: #81 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 543 boysNJConnecticut: #132 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 958 boysCTCalifornia: #125 for boys · 249 births · 1 in 611 boysCAUtah: #155 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,032 boysUTColorado: #100 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 549 boysCONebraska: #131 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 894 boysNEMissouri: #75 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 406 boysMOKentucky: #94 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 542 boysKYWest Virginia: #192 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,628 boysWVVirginia: #118 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 701 boysVAMaryland: #53 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 247 boysMDDelaware: #73 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 367 boysDEArizona: #170 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 832 boysAZNew Mexico: #165 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 732 boysNMKansas: #108 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 588 boysKSArkansas: #128 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 677 boysARTennessee: #149 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 885 boysTNNorth Carolina: #206 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,354 boysNCSouth Carolina: #145 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 762 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #47 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 187 boysDCOklahoma: #115 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 622 boysOKLouisiana: #91 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 419 boysLAMississippi: #185 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,014 boysMSAlabama: #168 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 944 boysALGeorgia: #179 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,041 boysGAHawaii: #163 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 755 boysHITexas: #136 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 612 boysTXFlorida: #149 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 786 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#47 · 1 in 187
  2. Maryland#53 · 1 in 247
  3. Ohio#72 · 1 in 440
  4. Delaware#73 · 1 in 367
  5. Michigan#73 · 1 in 410

Best ever in a state: #37 in District of Columbia, 1976.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#47411 in 187
Maryland#53841 in 247
Ohio#721741 in 440
Delaware#7391 in 367
Michigan#731511 in 410
Missouri#75811 in 406
New Jersey#81761 in 543
Indiana#87771 in 509
Louisiana#91721 in 419
Pennsylvania#931131 in 635
Kentucky#94481 in 542
Nevada#9681 in 420
South Dakota#98101 in 472
Colorado#100341 in 549
Kansas#108251 in 588
New York#1091701 in 662
Oregon#112241 in 655
Washington#114341 in 682
Idaho#115121 in 565
Oklahoma#115301 in 622
Virginia#118441 in 701
California#1252491 in 611
Iowa#126221 in 892
Massachusetts#126291 in 1,140
Arkansas#128221 in 677
New Hampshire#12951 in 981
North Dakota#12961 in 792
Nebraska#131121 in 894
Connecticut#132171 in 958
Texas#1361751 in 612
South Carolina#145261 in 762
Florida#149611 in 786
Tennessee#149341 in 885
Minnesota#155181 in 1,494
Utah#155141 in 1,032
Hawaii#16381 in 755
Wisconsin#163231 in 1,342
New Mexico#165121 in 732
Illinois#167751 in 1,043
Alabama#168271 in 944
Arizona#170211 in 832
Georgia#179351 in 1,041
Mississippi#185181 in 1,014
West Virginia#19281 in 1,628
North Carolina#206271 in 1,354
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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 Damon
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 47 spots since 2024 (#454 → #501)
  • 71 spots since 2020 (#430 → #501)
  • 74 spots since 2015 (#427 → #501)
  • Biggest jump: 604 spots in 1912 (#1,387 → #783)
  • Biggest drop: 421 spots in 1910 (#893 → #1,314)
Rise & fade · boys
96 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1976 at #104 (2,453 births)
  • Births halved by 1980, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 124 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 124 yrs · run 1922–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 640
  • Highest: 1 in 640 boys born in 1976 were named Damon (0.16%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,828 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 29.1% of all boys named Damon (20,052) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s11#809 (1880)#892
1890s45#641 (1892)#853
1900s87#549 (1905)#802
1910s336#783 (1912)#1,044
1920s601#765 (1926)#877
1930s631#703 (1933)#786
1940s923#577 (1947)#686
1950s2,051#434 (1959)#532
1960s8,122#188 (1969)#285
1970s20,052#104 (1976)#135
1980s6,328#251 (1980)#324
1990s9,632#272 (1998)#287
2000s8,692#288 (2001)#360
2010s7,129#378 (2013)#421
2020s4,201#424 (2022)#443

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.

Damon in 1975

girls
#3,259
21 births · 1 in 69,422 girls
boys
#114
2,280 births · 1 in 685 boys

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #3,259Damon21

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #114Damon2,280
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 69,422 of them was named Damon, which outranked 69.3% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Damon
  1. #3,155Wesley22
  2. #3,155Zenia22
  3. #3,155Zina22
  4. #3,259Damon21
  5. #3,259Adrea21
  6. #3,259Agatha21
  7. #3,259Aleasha21
  8. #3,404Amberlee20
  9. #3,404Anjali20
  10. #3,404Aprill20

Tied with 144 names at #3,259; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 685 of them was named Damon, which outranked 98.2% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Damon
  1. #111Jimmy2,357
  2. #112Walter2,355
  3. #113Curtis2,327
  4. #114Damon2,280
  5. #115Alan2,248
  6. #116Joe2,239
  7. #117Jay2,174
Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1975 →