Recorded 1971–2022 Girls' name Peak 1972 338 births

Damali — girls' name

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.

1970s1131980s551990s1172000s432010s52020s5
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Damali was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

29 babies were named Damali in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Damali

The Social Security Administration has registered 338 babies named Damali between 1971 and 2022, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Damali currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Damali performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Damali shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Damali in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Damali in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 338 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Damali at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

338

Since 1971

52 years of records

Peak year

1972

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1971

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2022

Damali popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1971

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1972)
29
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
010203040 202220021997199319891985197819741971 6

Damali by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
117 births that decade — 35% of Damali's all-time total
1970s1131980s551990s1172000s432010s52020s5

Damali by state

Where Damali concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Damali
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
55 16.3%
#2 California
5 1.5%
#3 Michigan
5 1.5%
New York share of Damali's total US births 16.3%
Even split

55 of 338 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damali?
338 babies have been named Damali since 1971. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1972 with 29 births.
When was Damali most popular?
Damali was most popular in the 1990s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Damali most popular?
The top states for the name Damali are New York (55 births), California (5 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Damali been used?
Damali has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 52 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Damali?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Damaris, Damita, Damya, Damiyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.