Recorded 1962–2023 Girls' name Peak 2004 1,020 births

Damara — girls' name

1,020 babies named Damara in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s161970s1181980s2021990s2432000s2522010s1472020s42
2000s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Damara was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

48 babies were named Damara in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Damara

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,020 babies named Damara between 1962 and 2023, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Damara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Damara performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 252 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Damara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 50 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Damara in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Damara 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 1,020 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.

Damara at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,020

Since 1962

62 years of records

Peak year

2004

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1962

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2023

Damara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1962

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2004)
48
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
0102030405060 20232015200719991991198319751962 5

Damara by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
252 births that decade — 25% of Damara's all-time total
1960s161970s1181980s2021990s2432000s2522010s1472020s42

Damara by state

Where Damara concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Damara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
50 4.9%
#2 New York
5 0.5%
#3 Texas
5 0.5%
California share of Damara's total US births 4.9%
Even split

50 of 1,020 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damara?
1,020 babies have been named Damara since 1962. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2004 with 48 births.
When was Damara most popular?
Damara was most popular in the 2000s decade with 252 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Damara most popular?
The top states for the name Damara are California (50 births), New York (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Damara been used?
Damara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 62 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Damara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Damaris, Damita, Damya, Damiyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1962–2023 (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.