Unisex name · since 1971
Damani
2,627 babies named Damani in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,779 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,268 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,627
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Damani is the #2268 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,627 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damani has been recorded 2,627 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #2268 nationally and more common than 84% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. 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 2025.
- #2,779 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,268 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,627 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damani ranks #2,779 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,268 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,627 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,779 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,268 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,627
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Damani's 2,627 recorded births place it above 93.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Damani compares
2,627 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Damani's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Damani | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,627 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 158 | 34 | 22,252 |
Damani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Damani's full recorded timeline at 2002, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 158 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Damani popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 158
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Damani popularity over time - girls
659 total births recorded since 1996 (Damani as girls' name)
Damani by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (871 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Damani's strongest decade.
871 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Damani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 138
1970s
138 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
447 births
- 2000s
2000s
756 births
- 2010s
2010s
871 births
- 2020s
2020s
399 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 871 births (33% of all-time use).
How Damani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Damani's total volume
Damani by state
Where Damani concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 361 | 13.7% |
| #2 | California | | 206 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 133 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 119 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 71 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 63 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 45 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 32 | 1.2% |
361 of 2,627 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Damani appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Damani's data
- Damani's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (871 total births) through the 2020s (399) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Damanis (361 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Damani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Damani 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.