Girls' name · since 1962
Damara
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 1,030 babies named Damara, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,363 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,589 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,030
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,030 babies have been named Damara since 1962, making it today's #9589 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damara has been recorded 1,030 times among girls since 1962, currently ranked #9589 nationally and more common than 45% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #7,363 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,589 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,030 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damara ranks #7,363 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,589 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,030 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,363 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,589 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,030
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Damara's 1,030 recorded births place it above 89.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Damara compares
1,030 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Damara's all-time total is 174% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Damara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,030 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 21 | 19,840 |
Damara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Damara splits its recorded history at 1996: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Damara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Damara by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (252 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Damara's strongest decade.
252 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Damara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
118 births
- 1980s
1980s
202 births
- 1990s
1990s
243 births
- 2000s
2000s
252 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 252 births (24% of all-time use).
How Damara compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Damara's total volume
Damara by state
Where Damara concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 50 | 4.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
50 of 1,030 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Damara's data
- Damara's decade-level peak was the 2000s (252 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Damaras (50 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 Damara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Damara 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.