Boys' name · since 1967
Dameon
Dameon has 4,267 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,989 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,071 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,267
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dameon currently ranks #4071 among boys' names in America, with 4,267 babies recorded since 1967.
Dameon has 4,267 recorded births among boys since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4071 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #1,989 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,071 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,267 born since 1967
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dameon ranks #1,989 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,071 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,267 born since 1967, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,989 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,071 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,267
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dameon's 4,267 recorded births place it above 95.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Dameon compares
4,267 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Dameon's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dameon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,267 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 184 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dameon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dameon's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 184, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dameon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 184
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Dameon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,198 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Dameon's strongest decade.
1,198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Dameon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,027 births
- 1980s
1980s
685 births
- 1990s
1990s
727 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,198 births
- 2010s 471
2010s
471 births
- 2020s 115
2020s
115 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,198 births (28% of all-time use).
How Dameon 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 Dameon's total volume
Dameon by state
Where Dameon concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 385 | 9.0% |
| #2 | California | | 330 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 156 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 148 | 3.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 113 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 105 | 2.5% |
| #7 | New York | | 92 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 87 | 2.0% |
385 of 4,267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Dameon appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dameon's data
- Dameon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,198 total births); usage has since declined to 115 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dameons (385 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Dameon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Dameon 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.