Recorded 1972–2000 Girls' name Peak 1975 381 births

Damika — girls' name

381 babies named Damika in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1441980s1361990s962000s5
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Damika was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

29 babies were named Damika in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Damika

The Social Security Administration has registered 381 babies named Damika between 1972 and 2000, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Damika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Damika performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Damika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Damika in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Damika 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 381 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.

Damika at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

381

Since 1972

29 years of records

Peak year

1975

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1972

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2000

Damika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1972

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1975)
29
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
010203040 20001994199019861982197819741972 7

Damika by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
144 births that decade — 38% of Damika's all-time total
1970s1441980s1361990s962000s5

Damika by state

Where Damika concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Damika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 1.3%
Pennsylvania share of Damika's total US births 1.3%

5 of 381 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damika?
381 babies have been named Damika since 1972. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1975 with 29 births.
When was Damika most popular?
Damika was most popular in the 1970s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Damika most popular?
The top states for the name Damika are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Damika been used?
Damika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 29 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Damika?
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, 1972–2000 (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.