Recorded 1959–2014 Girls' name Peak 1977 379 births

Damary — girls' name

379 babies named Damary in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s511970s1191980s321990s392000s1052010s27
1970s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Damary was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

21 babies were named Damary in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Damary

The Social Security Administration has registered 379 babies named Damary between 1959 and 2014, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Damary currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Damary performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Damary shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Damary in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Damary 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 379 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.

Damary at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

379

Since 1959

56 years of records

Peak year

1977

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1959

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2014

Damary popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1959

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1977)
21
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
0510152025 20142006200019911979197319671959 6

Damary by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
119 births that decade — 31% of Damary's all-time total
1950s61960s511970s1191980s321990s392000s1052010s27

Damary by state

Where Damary concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Damary
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
55 14.5%
#2 California
5 1.3%
New York share of Damary's total US births 14.5%
Even split

55 of 379 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damary?
379 babies have been named Damary since 1959. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1977 with 21 births.
When was Damary most popular?
Damary was most popular in the 1970s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Damary most popular?
The top states for the name Damary are New York (55 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Damary been used?
Damary has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 56 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Damary?
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, 1959–2014 (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.