US rank #5960 Boys' name Peak 2005 1,331 births

Damario — #5960 US boys' name

1,331 babies named Damario in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s361980s2531990s3042000s3862010s2582020s94
#5960
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 58% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Damario was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

50 babies were named Damario in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Damario

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,331 babies named Damario between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Damario currently holds the #5960 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Damario performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 386 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Damario shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 64 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Damario in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Damario 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 1,331 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.

Damario at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,331

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2005

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,960

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Damario popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
50
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0102030405060 20242017201020031996198919821975 7

Damario by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
386 births that decade — 29% of Damario's all-time total
1970s361980s2531990s3042000s3862010s2582020s94

Damario by state

Where Damario concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Damario
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
64 4.8%
#2 California
34 2.6%
#3 Illinois
24 1.8%
#4 Florida
15 1.1%
#5 Mississippi
10 0.8%
#6 North Carolina
7 0.5%
#7 New York
7 0.5%
#8 Wisconsin
6 0.5%
Michigan share of Damario's total US births 4.8%
Even split

64 of 1,331 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Damario appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damario?
1,331 babies have been named Damario since 1975. It currently ranks #5960 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 50 births.
When was Damario most popular?
Damario was most popular in the 2000s decade with 386 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Damario most popular?
The top states for the name Damario are Michigan (64 births), California (34 births), Illinois (24 births).
How long has the name Damario been used?
Damario has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Damario?
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, 1975–2024 (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.