Girls' name · since 1972
Damika
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 381 babies named Damika, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,918 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 381
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Damika is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 381 have been recorded since 1972.
Damika has 381 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2000.
- #13,918 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 381 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damika ranks #13,918 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 381 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,918 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 381
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Damika's 381 recorded births place it above 80.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Damika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Damika splits its recorded history at 1985: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Damika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2000
- Peak year (1975)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Damika by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (144 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Damika's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Damika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
144 births
- 1980s
1980s
136 births
- 1990s
1990s
96 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 144 births (38% of all-time use).
Damika by state
Where Damika concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 381 births nationwide.
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What to do with Damika's data
- Damika's decade-level peak was the 1970s (144 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Damikas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Damika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1972–2000 (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 Damika 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.