Girls' name · since 1997

Damiya

Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 911 babies named Damiya, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#8,009 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,757 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
911
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade

911 babies have been named Damiya since 1997, making it today's #9757 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damiya has been recorded 911 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #9757 nationally and more common than 44% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.

  • #8,009 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #9,757 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 911 born since 1997
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damiya ranks #8,009 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,757 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 911 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.

#8,009 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,757 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
911
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%43.5%
Damiya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Damiya's 911 recorded births place it above 88.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

11 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.

How Damiya compares

911 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Damiya's all-time total is 142% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Damiya Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 911 376 567,345
Peak-year births 59 21 19,840

Damiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Damiya splits its recorded history at 2011: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 59 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Damiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
59
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
020406080 19972001200520092013201720212025 10

Damiya by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (421 births, 46% of the file).

2010s was Damiya's strongest decade.

421 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Damiya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 421 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Damiya 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 Damiya's total volume

Damiya vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -26, 11.1%-47, 5.8%-33, 6.8%-65, 5.3%-34, 6.3%-57, 4.3%-64, 5.4%-124, 2.7%-30, 8.1%-49, 4.6%-25, 9%-112, 2.1%-43, 15.2%-146, 3.1%-52, 3.4%Damiya-29, 6.5%Damiya
Damiya vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Damiya by state

Where Damiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Damiya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
40 4.4%
#2 Ohio
25 2.7%
#3 Michigan
21 2.3%
#4 Georgia
16 1.8%
#5 Florida
10 1.1%
#6 Tennessee
10 1.1%
#7 Texas
10 1.1%
#8 Maryland
6 0.7%
Illinois share of Damiya's total US births 4.4%
Even split

40 of 911 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Damiya appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damiya?
Since 1997, Social Security records show 911 babies named Damiya. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #8,009 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #9,757 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2010, with 59 births.
Where does Damiya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damiya ranks #8,009 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,757 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Damiya most popular?
Damiya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 421 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Damiya most popular?
The top states for the name Damiya are Illinois (40 births), Ohio (25 births), Michigan (21 births).
How long has the name Damiya been used?
Records for Damiya go back to 1997, giving 29 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Damiya?
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.

What to do with Damiya's data

  • Damiya's decade-level peak was the 2010s (421 total births); usage has since declined to 108 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Illinois records the most Damiyas (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Damiya

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Damiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1997–2025 (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 Damiya 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.