Boys' name · since 1962
Damond
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 2,143 babies named Damond, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,160 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,884 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,143
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Damond is the #10884 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,143 recorded since 1962.
Damond has 2,143 recorded births among boys since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10884 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of boys, 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 1962 to 2025.
- #3,160 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,884 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,143 born since 1962
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damond ranks #3,160 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,884 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,143 born since 1962, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,160 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,884 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,143
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Damond's 2,143 recorded births place it above 93.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Damond compares
2,143 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Damond's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Damond | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,143 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 115 | 34 | 22,252 |
Damond's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Damond splits its recorded history at 1994: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2023 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 115 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Damond popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 115
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Damond popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2000 (Damond as girls' name)
Damond by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (702 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Damond's strongest decade.
702 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Damond births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 120
1960s
120 births
- 1970s
1970s
702 births
- 1980s 228
1980s
228 births
- 1990s
1990s
469 births
- 2000s
2000s
385 births
- 2010s 179
2010s
179 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 702 births (33% of all-time use).
How Damond compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Damond's total volume
Damond by state
Where Damond concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 118 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 106 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 90 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 53 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 33 | 1.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 32 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 29 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 19 | 0.9% |
118 of 2,143 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Damond appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Damond's data
- Damond's decade-level peak was the 1970s (702 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Damonds (118 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Damond: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Damond 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.