Recorded 1972–1985 Boys' name Peak 1980 89 births

Damany — boys' name

89 babies named Damany in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s481980s41
1970s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Damany was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

12 babies were named Damany in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Damany

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Damany between 1972 and 1985, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Damany currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Damany performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Damany shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Damany in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Damany 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 89 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.

Damany at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

89

Since 1972

14 years of records

Peak year

1980

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1972

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1985

Damany popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1972

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1980)
12
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
468101214 198519841983198119801979197819771976197519741972 7

Damany by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
48 births that decade — 54% of Damany's all-time total
1970s481980s41

Damany by state

Where Damany concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Damany
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 12.4%
New York share of Damany's total US births 12.4%

11 of 89 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damany?
89 babies have been named Damany since 1972. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1980 with 12 births.
When was Damany most popular?
Damany was most popular in the 1970s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Damany most popular?
The top states for the name Damany are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Damany been used?
Damany has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 14 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Damany?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Damian, Damon, Damien, Damion, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1972–1985 (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.