Boys' name · since 1972
Damain
Damain has 366 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,519 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 366
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Damain is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 366 have been recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damain has been recorded 366 times among boys since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2016.
- #9,519 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 366 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damain ranks #9,519 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 366 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9,519 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 366
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Damain's 366 recorded births place it above 79.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Damain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Damain splits its recorded history at 1994: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Damain popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2016
- Peak year (1977)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Damain by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (89 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Damain's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Damain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
89 births
- 1980s
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 89 births (24% of all-time use).
Damain by state
Where Damain concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 366 births nationwide.
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- Damain's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (89 total births) through the 2010s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Damains (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Damain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Damain draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.