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
- Peak · boys
- 1976 · 2,453 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 68,841since 1880
Damon over time
Rank among boys' names. Damon has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | — | #501 | 604 | |
| 2024 | — | #454 | 690 | |
| 2023 | — | #425 | 743 | |
| 2022 | — | #424 | 744 | |
| 2021 | — | #424 | 727 | |
| 2020 | — | #430 | 693 | |
| 2019 | — | #460 | 651 | |
| 2018 | — | #427 | 718 | |
| 2017 | — | #438 | 709 | |
| 2016 | — | #442 | 700 | |
| 2015 | — | #427 | 719 | |
| 2014 | — | #406 | 764 | |
| 2013 | — | #378 | 796 | |
| 2012 | — | #403 | 722 | |
| 2011 | — | #414 | 682 | |
| 2010 | — | #419 | 668 | |
| 2009 | — | #516 | 521 | |
| 2008 | — | #472 | 585 | |
| 2007 | — | #428 | 674 | |
| 2006 | — | #381 | 782 | |
| 2005 | — | #321 | 1,007 | |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #314 | 992 |
| 2003 | — | #298 | 1,022 | |
| 2002 | — | #290 | 1,027 | |
| 2001 | — | #288 | 1,038 | |
| 2000 | — | #289 | 1,044 | |
| 1999 | — | #285 | 1,020 | |
| 1998 | — | #272 | 1,052 | |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #284 | 986 |
| 1996 | — | #279 | 1,001 | |
| 1995 | — | #283 | 957 | |
| 1994 | — | #293 | 935 | |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #281 | 1,000 |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #284 | 1,005 |
| 1991 | — | #291 | 888 | |
| 1990 | — | #321 | 788 | |
| 1989 | — | #354 | 642 | |
| 1988 | — | #356 | 584 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #366 | 533 |
| 1986 | — | #342 | 561 | |
| 1985 | — | #331 | 593 | |
| 1984 | — | #322 | 596 | |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | #319 | 600 |
| 1982 | #6,888 | 9 | #309 | 638 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #293 | 684 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #251 | 897 |
| 1979 | #5,092 | 13 | #166 | 1,445 |
| 1978 | #3,924 | 18 | #132 | 1,981 |
| 1977 | #2,780 | 29 | #112 | 2,357 |
| 1976 | #2,932 | 25 | #104 | 2,453 |
| 1975 | #3,259 | 21 | #114 | 2,280 |
| 1974 | #2,683 | 27 | #110 | 2,360 |
| 1973 | #3,787 | 16 | #125 | 2,045 |
| 1972 | #3,543 | 17 | #137 | 1,927 |
| 1971 | #3,166 | 21 | #171 | 1,582 |
| 1970 | #4,246 | 13 | #174 | 1,622 |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 | #188 | 1,455 |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #188 | 1,330 |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | #224 | 982 |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #241 | 865 |
| 1965 | — | #280 | 720 | |
| 1964 | — | #298 | 700 | |
| 1963 | — | #281 | 753 | |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #360 | 487 |
| 1961 | — | #367 | 468 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #418 | 362 |
| 1959 | — | #434 | 339 | |
| 1958 | — | #511 | 228 | |
| 1957 | — | #482 | 261 | |
| 1956 | — | #493 | 235 | |
| 1955 | — | #506 | 214 | |
| 1954 | — | #499 | 213 | |
| 1953 | — | #540 | 175 | |
| 1952 | — | #615 | 133 | |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #610 | 133 |
| 1950 | — | #626 | 120 | |
| 1949 | — | #579 | 136 | |
| 1948 | — | #663 | 104 | |
| 1947 | — | #577 | 137 | |
| 1946 | — | #634 | 103 | |
| 1945 | — | #728 | 71 | |
| 1944 | — | #712 | 76 | |
| 1943 | — | #768 | 72 | |
| 1942 | — | #652 | 96 | |
| 1941 | — | #778 | 64 | |
| 1940 | — | #770 | 64 | |
| 1939 | — | #717 | 69 | |
| 1938 | — | #764 | 64 | |
| 1937 | — | #729 | 69 | |
| 1936 | — | #714 | 70 | |
| 1935 | — | #894 | 50 | |
| 1934 | — | #762 | 65 | |
| 1933 | — | #703 | 73 | |
| 1932 | — | #786 | 65 | |
| 1931 | — | #901 | 51 | |
| 1930 | — | #892 | 55 | |
| 1929 | — | #960 | 49 | |
| 1928 | — | #786 | 68 | |
| 1927 | — | #849 | 63 | |
| 1926 | — | #765 | 71 | |
| 1925 | — | #843 | 62 | |
| 1924 | — | #897 | 60 | |
| 1923 | — | #976 | 50 | |
| 1922 | — | #801 | 70 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,026 | 46 | |
| 1920 | — | #865 | 62 | |
| 1919 | — | #850 | 60 | |
| 1918 | — | #986 | 46 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,152 | 34 | |
| 1916 | — | #790 | 61 | |
| 1915 | — | #980 | 41 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,054 | 29 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,146 | 20 | |
| 1912 | — | #783 | 31 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,387 | 7 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,314 | 7 | |
| 1909 | — | #893 | 11 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #735 | 13 | |
| 1906 | — | #852 | 9 | |
| 1905 | — | #549 | 18 | |
| 1904 | — | #647 | 13 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
| 1900 | — | #785 | 11 | |
| 1899 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #836 | 7 | |
| 1892 | — | #641 | 11 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #809 | 6 | |
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 1980
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Indiana#129 · 1 in 1,044
- North Dakota#136 · 1 in 950
- Colorado#150 · 1 in 950
- Oklahoma#152 · 1 in 998
- Oregon#155 · 1 in 1,168
Best ever in a state: #37 in District of Columbia, 1976.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | #129 | 40 | 1 in 1,044 |
| North Dakota | #136 | 6 | 1 in 950 |
| Colorado | #150 | 24 | 1 in 950 |
| Oklahoma | #152 | 23 | 1 in 998 |
| Oregon | #155 | 17 | 1 in 1,168 |
| Connecticut | #163 | 14 | 1 in 1,243 |
| Louisiana | #166 | 43 | 1 in 850 |
| Missouri | #166 | 29 | 1 in 1,288 |
| Michigan | #167 | 52 | 1 in 1,295 |
| Kansas | #168 | 15 | 1 in 1,194 |
| Idaho | #178 | 7 | 1 in 1,222 |
| Arkansas | #187 | 13 | 1 in 1,248 |
| District of Columbia | #187 | 8 | 1 in 985 |
| Nebraska | #192 | 8 | 1 in 1,588 |
| Kentucky | #194 | 17 | 1 in 1,654 |
| Maryland | #195 | 16 | 1 in 1,462 |
| South Carolina | #200 | 19 | 1 in 1,131 |
| Washington | #209 | 18 | 1 in 1,728 |
| Virginia | #217 | 20 | 1 in 1,694 |
| Pennsylvania | #219 | 34 | 1 in 2,253 |
| Alabama | #228 | 18 | 1 in 1,525 |
| Tennessee | #232 | 18 | 1 in 1,862 |
| Mississippi | #238 | 13 | 1 in 1,539 |
| Massachusetts | #247 | 11 | 1 in 3,163 |
| Iowa | #255 | 7 | 1 in 3,226 |
| Minnesota | #255 | 9 | 1 in 3,607 |
| Ohio | #255 | 29 | 1 in 2,813 |
| New Jersey | #272 | 17 | 1 in 2,514 |
| Illinois | #273 | 37 | 1 in 2,335 |
| Texas | #273 | 76 | 1 in 1,756 |
| New York | #279 | 47 | 1 in 2,394 |
| California | #288 | 91 | 1 in 2,113 |
| Georgia | #306 | 17 | 1 in 2,423 |
| New Mexico | #306 | 6 | 1 in 1,880 |
| Florida | #310 | 24 | 1 in 2,490 |
| Wisconsin | #310 | 8 | 1 in 4,407 |
| Arizona | #353 | 8 | 1 in 2,816 |
| North Carolina | #367 | 10 | 1 in 3,837 |
| Utah | #378 | 5 | 1 in 3,863 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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 Damon
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1976 at #104 (2,453 births)
- Births halved by 1980, 4 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 124 yrs · run 1922–2025
- Highest: 1 in 640 boys born in 1976 were named Damon (0.16%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,828 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 29.1% of all boys named Damon (20,052) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | #809 (1880) | #892 |
| 1890s | 45 | #641 (1892) | #853 |
| 1900s | 87 | #549 (1905) | #802 |
| 1910s | 336 | #783 (1912) | #1,044 |
| 1920s | 601 | #765 (1926) | #877 |
| 1930s | 631 | #703 (1933) | #786 |
| 1940s | 923 | #577 (1947) | #686 |
| 1950s | 2,051 | #434 (1959) | #532 |
| 1960s | 8,122 | #188 (1969) | #285 |
| 1970s | 20,052 | #104 (1976) | #135 |
| 1980s | 6,328 | #251 (1980) | #324 |
| 1990s | 9,632 | #272 (1998) | #287 |
| 2000s | 8,692 | #288 (2001) | #360 |
| 2010s | 7,129 | #378 (2013) | #421 |
| 2020s | 4,201 | #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 1980
Top girls' names in 1980
Top boys' names in 1980
More about 1980
girls
1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 207,538 of them was named Damon, which outranked 39.0% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,789Zandria9
- #6,789Zoraya9
- #6,789Zulekha9
- #7,418Damon8
- #7,418Adah8
- #7,418Adana8
- #7,418Adenike8
- #8,178Abha7
- #8,178Adonna7
- #8,178Adreana7
Tied with 759 names at #7,418; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 1,989 of them was named Damon, which outranked 96.6% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.