Boys' name · since 1972
Damany
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 89 babies named Damany, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,147 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 89
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
89 boys have been named Damany since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Damany has 89 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1985.
- #18,147 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 89 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damany ranks #18,147 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,147 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 89
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Damany's 89 recorded births place it above 59.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Damany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Damany's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Damany popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1985
- Peak year (1980)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Damany by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (48 births, 54% of the file).
1970s was Damany's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Damany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 48 births (54% of all-time use).
Damany by state
Where Damany concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 12.4% |
11 of 89 births nationwide.
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What to do with Damany's data
- Damany's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (48 total births) through the 1980s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Damanys (11 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 Damany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1972–1985 (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 Damany 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.