Recorded 1972–1985 Girls' name Peak 1978 63 births

Damica — girls' name

63 babies named Damica in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s391980s24
1970s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Damica was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

9 babies were named Damica in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Damica

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Damica between 1972 and 1985, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Damica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Damica performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Damica shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Damica 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 63 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.

Damica at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

63

Since 1972

14 years of records

Peak year

1978

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1972

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1985

Damica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1972

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1978)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Damica by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
39 births that decade — 62% of Damica's all-time total
1970s391980s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damica?
63 babies have been named Damica since 1972. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1978 with 9 births.
When was Damica most popular?
Damica was most popular in the 1970s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Damica been used?
Damica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 14 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Damica?
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, 1972–1985 (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.