Boys' name · since 1972
Damar
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 1,140 babies named Damar, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,723 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,946 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,140
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Damar currently ranks #5946 among boys' names in America, with 1,140 babies recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Damar recorded 1,140 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #5946 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #4,723 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,946 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,140 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damar ranks #4,723 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,946 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,140 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,723 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,946 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,140
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Damar's 1,140 recorded births place it above 89.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Damar compares
1,140 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Damar's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Damar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,140 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Damar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Damar's full recorded timeline at 1999, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Damar popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Damar popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2001 (Damar as girls' name)
Damar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (268 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Damar's strongest decade.
268 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Damar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 89
1970s
89 births
- 1980s
1980s
216 births
- 1990s
1990s
260 births
- 2000s
2000s
268 births
- 2010s
2010s
209 births
- 2020s 98
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 268 births (24% of all-time use).
How Damar 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 Damar's total volume
Damar by state
Where Damar concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 21 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
29 of 1,140 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Damar's data
- Damar's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (268 total births) through the 2020s (98) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Damars (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Damar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Damar 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.