Recorded 1970–2019 Boys' name Peak 1978 1,040 births

Damein — boys' name

1,040 babies named Damein in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s2031980s2591990s1742000s2982010s106
2000s
Peak decade

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

1978
Single peak year

48 babies were named Damein in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Damein

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,040 babies named Damein between 1970 and 2019, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Damein currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Damein performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 298 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Damein shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Damein in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Damein 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 1,040 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.

Damein at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

1,040

Since 1970

50 years of records

Peak year

1978

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1970

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2019

Damein popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1970

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1978)
48
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0102030405060 20192011200419971990198319761970 5

Damein by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
298 births that decade — 29% of Damein's all-time total
1970s2031980s2591990s1742000s2982010s106

Damein by state

Where Damein concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Damein
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
15 1.4%
#2 New York
10 1.0%
#3 California
5 0.5%
#4 Georgia
5 0.5%
#5 Louisiana
5 0.5%
#6 Maryland
5 0.5%
Texas share of Damein's total US births 1.4%
Even split

15 of 1,040 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damein?
1,040 babies have been named Damein since 1970. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1978 with 48 births.
When was Damein most popular?
Damein was most popular in the 2000s decade with 298 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Damein most popular?
The top states for the name Damein are Texas (15 births), New York (10 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Damein been used?
Damein has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 50 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Damein?
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, 1970–2019 (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.