Girls' name · since 1950
Damita
Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 1,507 babies named Damita, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,674 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,507
- born since 1950
- 1960s
- peak decade
Damita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,507 have been recorded since 1950.
Social Security Administration records show Damita recorded 1,507 times among girls since 1950, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2010.
- #5,674 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,507 born since 1950
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damita ranks #5,674 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,507 born since 1950, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,674 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,507
- born since 1950
- 1960s
- peak decade
Damita's 1,507 recorded births place it above 92.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
Damita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Damita's full recorded timeline at 1978, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 118 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Damita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2010
- Peak year (1961)
- 118
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Damita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (689 births, 46% of the file).
1960s was Damita's strongest decade.
689 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Damita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 197
1950s
197 births
- 1960s
1960s
689 births
- 1970s
1970s
305 births
- 1980s 163
1980s
163 births
- 1990s 83
1990s
83 births
- 2000s 64
2000s
64 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 689 births (46% of all-time use).
How Damita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Damita's total volume
Damita by state
Where Damita concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 60 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 55 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 40 | 2.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 23 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 22 | 1.5% |
| #6 | California | | 21 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 18 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 0.8% |
60 of 1,507 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Damita appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Damita's data
- Damita's decade-level peak was the 1960s (689 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Damitas (60 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Damita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1950–2010 (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 Damita 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.