Boys' name · since 1936
Damien
Damien has 64,757 recorded births since 1936 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #428 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #352 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 64,757
- born since 1936
- 2000s
- peak decade
Damien currently ranks #352 among boys' names in America, with 64,757 babies recorded since 1936.
Social Security Administration records show Damien recorded 64,757 times among boys since 1936, holding rank #352 nationally today, ahead of 97% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2025.
- #428 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #352 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 64,757 born since 1936
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damien ranks #428 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #352 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 64,757 born since 1936, peaking in the 2000s.
- #428 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #352 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 64,757
- born since 1936
- 2000s
- peak decade
Damien's 64,757 recorded births place it above 99.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Damien compares
64,757 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Damien's all-time total is 175x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Damien | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 64,757 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,265 | 34 | 22,252 |
Damien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Damien's full recorded timeline at 1982, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 2,265 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Damien popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 2,265
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Damien popularity over time - girls
261 total births recorded since 1970 (Damien as girls' name)
Damien by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (18,526 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Damien's strongest decade.
18,526 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Damien births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 86
1940s
86 births
- 1950s 195
1950s
195 births
- 1960s 504
1960s
504 births
- 1970s 6,426
1970s
6,426 births
- 1980s
1980s
8,168 births
- 1990s
1990s
9,073 births
- 2000s
2000s
18,526 births
- 2010s
2010s
15,261 births
- 2020s 6,506
2020s
6,506 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 18,526 births (29% of all-time use).
How Damien 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 Damien's total volume
Damien by state
Where Damien concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 9,228 | 14.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,764 | 8.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 4,407 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 3,075 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 2,863 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 2,704 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 2,313 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,783 | 2.8% |
9,228 of 64,757 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Damien appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Damien's data
- Damien's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (18,526 total births) through the 2020s (6,506) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Damiens (9,228 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Damien: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1936–2025 (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 Damien 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.