Unisex name · since 1979
Dameron
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 39 babies named Dameron, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,838 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
39 boys have been named Dameron since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dameron recorded 39 times among boys since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2003.
- #23,838 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 39 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dameron ranks #23,838 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,838 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dameron's 39 recorded births place it above 47.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dameron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dameron splits its recorded history at 1987: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dameron popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2003
- Peak year (1994)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Dameron popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 1969 (Dameron as girls' name)
Dameron by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (16 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Dameron's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Dameron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 16 births (41% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dameron's data
- Dameron's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 2000s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dameron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1979–2003 (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 Dameron 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.