US rank #4434 Girls' name Peak 2016 1,164 births

Damiyah — #4434 US girls' name

1,164 babies named Damiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s2902010s6432020s225
#4434
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Damiyah was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

79 babies were named Damiyah in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Damiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,164 babies named Damiyah between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Damiyah currently holds the #4434 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 79 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Damiyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 643 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Damiyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 111 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Damiyah in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Damiyah 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 1,164 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.

Damiyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,164

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2016

79 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,434

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Damiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
79
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Damiyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
643 births that decade — 55% of Damiyah's all-time total
1990s62000s2902010s6432020s225

Damiyah by state

Where Damiyah concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Damiyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
111 9.5%
#2 Ohio
58 5.0%
#3 Florida
55 4.7%
#4 Texas
33 2.8%
#5 Michigan
25 2.1%
#6 Georgia
16 1.4%
#7 Tennessee
15 1.3%
#8 California
13 1.1%
Illinois share of Damiyah's total US births 9.5%
Even split

111 of 1,164 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Damiyah appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damiyah?
1,164 babies have been named Damiyah since 1998. It currently ranks #4434 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 79 births.
When was Damiyah most popular?
Damiyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 643 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Damiyah most popular?
The top states for the name Damiyah are Illinois (111 births), Ohio (58 births), Florida (55 births).
How long has the name Damiyah been used?
Damiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Damiyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Damaris, Damita, Damya, Damia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1998–2024 (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.