Recorded 1982–2018 Boys' name Peak 1999 69 births

Damel — boys' name

69 babies named Damel in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s181990s402000s62010s5
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Damel was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

10 babies were named Damel in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Damel

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Damel between 1982 and 2018, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Damel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Damel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Damel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Damel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Damel 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 69 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.

Damel at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

69

Since 1982

37 years of records

Peak year

1999

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1982

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2018

Damel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1982

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1999)
10
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4681012 20182003199919971996199519921990198719861982 7

Damel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
40 births that decade — 58% of Damel's all-time total
1980s181990s402000s62010s5

Damel by state

Where Damel concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Damel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 14.5%
New York share of Damel's total US births 14.5%

10 of 69 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damel?
69 babies have been named Damel since 1982. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1999 with 10 births.
When was Damel most popular?
Damel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Damel most popular?
The top states for the name Damel are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Damel been used?
Damel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 37 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Damel?
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.

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, 1982–2018 (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.