US rank #936 Unisex name Peak 2016 5,303 births

Damari — #936 US boys' name

5,303 babies named Damari in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s1532000s14192010s24432020s1277
#936
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Damari was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

304 babies were named Damari in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Damari

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,303 babies named Damari between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Damari currently holds the #936 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 304 babies received it in a single year. Damari is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 792 additional births since 1968.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Damari performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,443 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Damari shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 503 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Damari in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Damari 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 5,303 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.

Damari at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

5,303

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2016

304 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#936

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Damari popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2016)
304
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
-1000100200300400 202420192014200920041999199419891988 5

Damari popularity over time — girls

792 total births recorded since 1968 (Damari as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 792 births
0102030405060 202420182012200620001992197919721968 5

Damari by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
2,443 births that decade — 46% of Damari's all-time total
1980s111990s1532000s14192010s24432020s1277

Damari by state

Where Damari concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Damari
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
503 9.5%
#2 Illinois
440 8.3%
#3 New York
290 5.5%
#4 Michigan
289 5.4%
#5 California
279 5.3%
#6 Texas
269 5.1%
#7 Maryland
255 4.8%
#8 Georgia
227 4.3%
Florida share of Damari's total US births 9.5%
Even split

503 of 5,303 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Damari appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damari?
5,303 babies have been named Damari since 1988. It currently ranks #936 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 304 births.
When was Damari most popular?
Damari was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,443 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Damari most popular?
The top states for the name Damari are Florida (503 births), Illinois (440 births), New York (290 births).
Is Damari a unisex name?
Yes, Damari is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 5,303 births, and as a girl's name it has 792 births.
How long has the name Damari been used?
Damari has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Damari?
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.

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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, 1988–2024 (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.