Boys' name · since 1978

Damarco

Damarco has 770 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#6,042 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,961 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
770
born since 1978
1990s
peak decade

Damarco currently ranks #9961 among boys' names in America, with 770 babies recorded since 1978.

Social Security Administration records show Damarco recorded 770 times among boys since 1978, holding rank #9961 nationally today, ahead of 28% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.

  • #6,042 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #9,961 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 770 born since 1978
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damarco ranks #6,042 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,961 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 770 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.

#6,042 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,961 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
770
born since 1978
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%28.4%
Damarco vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Damarco's 770 recorded births place it above 86.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

6 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.

How Damarco compares

770 Top 36% higher than 64% 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

Damarco's all-time total is 109% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Damarco Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 770 369 358,536
Peak-year births 44 34 22,252

Damarco's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Damarco's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 44, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Damarco popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
44
Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
01020304050 19781990199620022008201420212025 7

Damarco by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (276 births, 36% of the file).

1990s was Damarco's strongest decade.

276 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Damarco births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 276 births (36% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Damarco 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 Damarco's total volume

Damarco vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -17, 10.1%-53, 4.4%-28, 8.4%-119, 3.1%-52, 5.9%-133, 10.5%-50, 4.2%-119, 3.1%-25, 7.8%-57, 3.9%-28, 10.5%-63, 5.1%-50, 5.7%-31, 7.7%-54, 3.9%Damarco-48, 5.7%Damarco
Damarco vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Damarco by state

Where Damarco concentrates geographically, total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Damarco
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
64 8.3%
#2 Illinois
20 2.6%
#3 California
16 2.1%
#4 Ohio
8 1.0%
#5 Maryland
5 0.6%
#6 Texas
5 0.6%
Michigan share of Damarco's total US births 8.3%
Even split

64 of 770 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damarco?
770 babies have been named Damarco since 1978. All-time, it sits at #6,042 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #9,961 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 44 births.
Where does Damarco sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damarco ranks #6,042 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,961 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Damarco most popular?
Damarco was most popular in the 1990s decade with 276 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Damarco most popular?
The top states for the name Damarco are Michigan (64 births), Illinois (20 births), California (16 births).
How long has the name Damarco been used?
The SSA has tracked Damarco since 1978 -- 48 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Damarco?
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.

What to do with Damarco's data

  • Damarco's decade-level peak was the 1990s (276 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Michigan records the most Damarcos (64 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Damarco

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Damarco: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1978–2025 (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 Damarco 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.