Boys' name · since 1970

Dammon

Dammon has 79 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#18,960 of 45,481
all-time among boys
79
born since 1970
1970s
peak decade

Dammon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 79 have been recorded since 1970.

Dammon has 79 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1997.

  • #18,960 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 79 born since 1970
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dammon ranks #18,960 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 79 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.

#18,960 of 45,481
all-time among boys
79
born since 1970
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dammon's 79 recorded births place it above 58.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dammon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Dammon splits its recorded history at 1978: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Dammon popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1978)
10
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
4681012 197019721974197519761977197819791982198519931997 5

Dammon by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (54 births, 68% of the file).

1970s was Dammon's strongest decade.

54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Dammon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 54 births (68% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dammon?
Since 1970, Social Security records show 79 babies named Dammon. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #18,960 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1997. Its busiest year on record was 1978, with 10 births.
Where does Dammon sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dammon ranks #18,960 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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?
Records for Dammon go back to 1970, giving 28 years of history 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.

What to do with Dammon's data

  • Dammon's decade-level peak was the 1970s (54 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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 Dammon: 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, 1970–1997 (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 Dammon 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.