Girls' name · since 1998
Damiyah
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 1,191 babies named Damiyah, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,643 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,948 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,191
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Damiyah currently ranks #4948 among girls' names in America, with 1,191 babies recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Damiyah recorded 1,191 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #4948 nationally today, ahead of 71% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #6,643 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,948 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,191 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damiyah ranks #6,643 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,948 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,191 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,643 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,948 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,191
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Damiyah's 1,191 recorded births place it above 90.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Damiyah compares
1,191 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Damiyah's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Damiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,191 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 21 | 19,840 |
Damiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Damiyah splits its recorded history at 2012: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 79 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Damiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Damiyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (643 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Damiyah's strongest decade.
643 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Damiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
290 births
- 2010s
2010s
643 births
- 2020s 252
2020s
252 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 643 births (54% of all-time use).
How Damiyah 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 Damiyah's total volume
Damiyah by state
Where Damiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 111 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 58 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 55 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 38 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 25 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 15 | 1.3% |
| #8 | California | | 13 | 1.1% |
111 of 1,191 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Damiyah appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Damiyah's data
- Damiyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (643 total births) through the 2020s (252) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Damiyahs (111 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Damiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Damiyah 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.