Recorded 1989–2023 Unisex name Peak 2005 194 births

Damilola — unisex name

194 babies named Damilola in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s292000s692010s752020s16
2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Damilola was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

13 babies were named Damilola in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Damilola

The Social Security Administration has registered 194 babies named Damilola between 1989 and 2023, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Damilola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Damilola is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 48 additional births since 1997.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Damilola performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Damilola shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Damilola in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Damilola 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 194 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.

Damilola at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

194

Since 1989

35 years of records

Peak year

2005

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1989

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2023

Damilola popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1989

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2005)
13
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
468101214 20232017201320092005200019921989 5

Damilola popularity over time — boys

48 total births recorded since 1997 (Damilola as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 48 births
4.555.566.577.5 20232014201220072003200119981997 5

Damilola by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
75 births that decade — 39% of Damilola's all-time total
1980s51990s292000s692010s752020s16

Damilola by state

Where Damilola concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Damilola
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maryland
5 2.6%
Maryland share of Damilola's total US births 2.6%

5 of 194 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damilola?
194 babies have been named Damilola since 1989. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2005 with 13 births.
When was Damilola most popular?
Damilola was most popular in the 2010s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Damilola most popular?
The top states for the name Damilola are Maryland (5 births).
Is Damilola a unisex name?
Yes, Damilola is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 194 births, and as a boy's name it has 48 births.
How long has the name Damilola been used?
Damilola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 35 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Damilola?
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, 1989–2023 (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.