Recorded 1979–2003 Unisex name Peak 1994 39 births

Dameron — boys' name

39 babies named Dameron in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s161990s122000s6
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Dameron was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dameron in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dameron

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Dameron between 1979 and 2003, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dameron currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Dameron is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 1969.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dameron performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dameron shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dameron 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 39 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.

Dameron at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

39

Since 1979

25 years of records

Peak year

1994

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1979

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2003

Dameron popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1979

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2003199419921987198619841979 5

Dameron popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 1969 (Dameron as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
15 1969 15

Dameron by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 41% of Dameron's all-time total
1970s51980s161990s122000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dameron?
39 babies have been named Dameron since 1979. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1994 with 7 births.
When was Dameron most popular?
Dameron was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Is Dameron a unisex name?
Yes, Dameron is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 39 births, and as a girl's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Dameron been used?
Dameron has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 25 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Dameron?
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, 1979–2003 (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.