Boys' name · since 1916
Damiano
Damiano has 550 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,443 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,157 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 550
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Damiano is the #4157 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 550 recorded since 1916.
Damiano has 550 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4157 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #7,443 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,157 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 550 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damiano ranks #7,443 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,157 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 550 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,443 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,157 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 550
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Damiano's 550 recorded births place it above 83.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Damiano compares
550 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Damiano's all-time total is 49% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Damiano | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 550 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Damiano's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Damiano's full recorded timeline at 1999, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Damiano popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Damiano by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (109 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Damiano's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Damiano births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 8
1910s
8 births
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
105 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s
2010s
109 births
- 2020s
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 109 births (20% of all-time use).
How Damiano 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 Damiano's total volume
Damiano by state
Where Damiano concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 550 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Damiano's data
- Damiano's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (109 total births) through the 2020s (109) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Damianos (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Damiano: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Damiano 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.