US rank #7668 Girls' name Peak 2005 1,141 births

Damia — #7668 US girls' name

1,141 babies named Damia in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s421980s361990s1922000s4642010s3282020s79
#7668
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 57% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

2005
Single peak year

70 babies were named Damia in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Damia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,141 babies named Damia between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Damia currently holds the #7668 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 70 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Damia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 464 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Damia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Damia in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Damia 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 1,141 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.

Damia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,141

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2005

70 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,668

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Damia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
70
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
020406080 202420182012200620001994198719751971 8

Damia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
464 births that decade — 41% of Damia's all-time total
1970s421980s361990s1922000s4642010s3282020s79

Damia by state

Where Damia concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Damia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
34 3.0%
#2 Texas
27 2.4%
#3 Florida
12 1.1%
#4 Michigan
11 1.0%
#5 Georgia
10 0.9%
#6 Ohio
7 0.6%
#7 Alabama
5 0.4%
#8 California
5 0.4%
Illinois share of Damia's total US births 3.0%
Even split

34 of 1,141 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damia?
1,141 babies have been named Damia since 1971. It currently ranks #7668 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 70 births.
When was Damia most popular?
Damia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 464 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Damia most popular?
The top states for the name Damia are Illinois (34 births), Texas (27 births), Florida (12 births).
How long has the name Damia been used?
Damia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Damia?
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.

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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, 1971–2024 (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.