Girls' name · since 1971
Damali
338 babies named Damali in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 338
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
338 girls have been named Damali since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damali has been recorded 338 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2022.
- #14,934 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 338 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damali ranks #14,934 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 338 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 338
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Damali's 338 recorded births place it above 79.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Damali's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Damali splits its recorded history at 1990: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Damali popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2022
- Peak year (1972)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Damali by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (117 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Damali's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Damali births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
113 births
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
- 1990s
1990s
117 births
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 117 births (35% of all-time use).
Damali by state
Where Damali concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 55 | 16.3% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.5% |
55 of 338 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Damali's data
- Damali's decade-level peak was the 1990s (117 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Damalis (55 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 Damali: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
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, 1971–2022 (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 Damali 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.