Recorded 1973–1983 Girls' name Peak 1977 78 births

Dametra — girls' name

78 babies named Dametra in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s521980s26
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Dametra was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dametra in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dametra

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Dametra between 1973 and 1983, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dametra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dametra performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dametra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dametra 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 78 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.

Dametra at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

78

Since 1973

11 years of records

Peak year

1977

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1973

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1983

Dametra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1973

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1977)
10
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4681012 19831982198119801979197819771976197519741973 5

Dametra by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
52 births that decade — 67% of Dametra's all-time total
1970s521980s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dametra?
78 babies have been named Dametra since 1973. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1977 with 10 births.
When was Dametra most popular?
Dametra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Dametra been used?
Dametra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 11 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Dametra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Damaris, Damita, Damya, Damiyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1973–1983 (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.