US rank #454 Boys' name Peak 1976 68,226 births

Damon — #454 US boys' name

68,226 babies named Damon in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s111890s451900s871910s3361920s6011930s6311940s9231950s20511960s81211970s200511980s63291990s96322000s86922010s71252020s3591
#454
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 97% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Damon was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

2,453 babies were named Damon in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Damon

The Social Security Administration has registered 68,226 babies named Damon between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Damon currently holds the #454 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 2,453 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Damon performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 20,051 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Damon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7,354 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Damon in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Damon 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 68,226 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.

Damon at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

68,226

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1976

2,453 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#454

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Damon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (1976)
2,453
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,000 202420071990197319561939192219041880 6

Damon popularity over time — girls

316 total births recorded since 1951 (Damon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 316 births
010203040 20041987198019761972196819601951 5

Damon by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
20,051 births that decade — 29% of Damon's all-time total
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Damon by state

Where Damon concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Damon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7,354 10.8%
#2 Texas
5,067 7.4%
#3 New York
4,130 6.1%
#4 Ohio
3,568 5.2%
#5 Michigan
3,443 5.0%
#6 Pennsylvania
3,065 4.5%
#7 Indiana
2,689 3.9%
#8 Florida
2,371 3.5%
California share of Damon's total US births 10.8%
Even split

7,354 of 68,226 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Damon appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damon?
68,226 babies have been named Damon since 1880. It currently ranks #454 among boys. The peak year was 1976 with 2,453 births.
When was Damon most popular?
Damon was most popular in the 1970s decade with 20,051 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Damon most popular?
The top states for the name Damon are California (7,354 births), Texas (5,067 births), New York (4,130 births).
How long has the name Damon been used?
Damon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Damon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Damian, Damien, Damion, Damari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.