Recorded 1970–1997 Boys' name Peak 1978 79 births

Dammon — boys' name

79 babies named Dammon in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s541980s121990s13
1970s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Dammon was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dammon in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dammon

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Dammon between 1970 and 1997, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dammon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dammon performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dammon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dammon 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 79 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.

Dammon at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

79

Since 1970

28 years of records

Peak year

1978

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1970

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1997

Dammon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1970

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1978)
10
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4681012 199719931985198219791978197719761975197419721970 5

Dammon by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
54 births that decade — 68% of Dammon's all-time total
1970s541980s121990s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dammon?
79 babies have been named Dammon since 1970. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1978 with 10 births.
When was Dammon most popular?
Dammon was most popular in the 1970s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Dammon been used?
Dammon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 28 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Dammon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Damian, Damon, Damien, Damion, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1970–1997 (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.