Boys' name · since 1912
Damian
Damian has 109,920 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #294 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #109 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 109,920
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Damian is the #109 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 109,920 recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damian has been recorded 109,920 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #109 nationally and more common than 99.2% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #294 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #109 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 109,920 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damian ranks #294 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #109 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 109,920 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #294 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #109 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 109,920
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Damian's 109,920 recorded births place it above 99.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Damian compares
109,920 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Damian's all-time total is 298x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Damian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 109,920 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,976 | 34 | 22,252 |
Damian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Damian's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 97% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 3%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 3,976, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Damian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 3,976
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Damian popularity over time - girls
336 total births recorded since 1968 (Damian as girls' name)
Damian by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (35,284 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Damian's strongest decade.
35,284 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Damian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 45
1910s
45 births
- 1920s 91
1920s
91 births
- 1930s 126
1930s
126 births
- 1940s 231
1940s
231 births
- 1950s 700
1950s
700 births
- 1960s 1,865
1960s
1,865 births
- 1970s 7,282
1970s
7,282 births
- 1980s 5,719
1980s
5,719 births
- 1990s 12,688
1990s
12,688 births
- 2000s
2000s
26,034 births
- 2010s
2010s
35,284 births
- 2020s
2020s
19,855 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 35,284 births (32% of all-time use).
How Damian 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 Damian's total volume
Damian by state
Where Damian concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26,815 | 24.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17,092 | 15.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5,695 | 5.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 5,656 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 4,875 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 4,248 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 3,217 | 2.9% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 2,417 | 2.2% |
26,815 of 109,920 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Damian appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Damian's data
- Damian's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (35,284 total births) through the 2020s (19,855) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Damians (26,815 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Damian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Damian 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.