Boys' name · since 1968
Dameion
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 901 babies named Dameion, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,493 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,290 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 901
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dameion currently ranks #12290 among boys' names in America, with 901 babies recorded since 1968.
Dameion has 901 recorded births among boys since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12290 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #5,493 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,290 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 901 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dameion ranks #5,493 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,290 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 901 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,493 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,290 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 901
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dameion's 901 recorded births place it above 87.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dameion compares
901 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Dameion's all-time total is 144% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dameion | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 901 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dameion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dameion splits its recorded history at 1995: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dameion popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Dameion by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (262 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Dameion's strongest decade.
262 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Dameion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
262 births
- 1980s
1980s
141 births
- 1990s
1990s
161 births
- 2000s
2000s
237 births
- 2010s 73
2010s
73 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 262 births (29% of all-time use).
How Dameion 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 Dameion's total volume
Dameion by state
Where Dameion concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 18 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
25 of 901 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Dameion's data
- Dameion's decade-level peak was the 1970s (262 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dameions (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dameion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
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, 1968–2025 (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 Dameion 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.