Recorded 1974–2002 Girls' name Peak 1977 240 births

Dameka — girls' name

240 babies named Dameka in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s761980s1001990s542000s10
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Dameka was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

20 babies were named Dameka in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dameka

The Social Security Administration has registered 240 babies named Dameka between 1974 and 2002, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dameka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dameka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dameka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dameka 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 240 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.

Dameka at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

240

Since 1974

29 years of records

Peak year

1977

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1974

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2002

Dameka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1974

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1977)
20
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0510152025 200219941991198819851982197919761974 6

Dameka by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
100 births that decade — 42% of Dameka's all-time total
1970s761980s1001990s542000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dameka?
240 babies have been named Dameka since 1974. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1977 with 20 births.
When was Dameka most popular?
Dameka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Dameka been used?
Dameka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 29 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Dameka?
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, 1974–2002 (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.