Boys' name · since 1982
Damel
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 69 babies named Damel, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,898 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 69
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Damel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 69 recorded since 1982.
Damel has 69 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2018.
- #19,898 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 69 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damel ranks #19,898 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,898 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 69
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Damel's 69 recorded births place it above 56.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Damel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Damel splits its recorded history at 1995: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Damel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2018
- Peak year (1999)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Damel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (40 births, 58% of the file).
1990s was Damel's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Damel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 40 births (58% of all-time use).
Damel by state
Where Damel concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 14.5% |
10 of 69 births nationwide.
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- Damel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Damels (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Damel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~36 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, 1982–2018 (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 Damel 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.