US rank #8409 Boys' name Peak 1974 1,259 births

Damone — #8409 US boys' name

1,259 babies named Damone in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s1191970s3001980s2031990s2522000s2112010s1302020s39
#8409
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 41% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Damone was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

42 babies were named Damone in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Damone

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,259 babies named Damone between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Damone currently holds the #8409 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Damone performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 300 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Damone shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 90 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Damone in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Damone 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 1,259 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.

Damone at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,259

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

1974

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#8,409

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Damone popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1974)
42
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
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Damone by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
300 births that decade — 24% of Damone's all-time total
1950s51960s1191970s3001980s2031990s2522000s2112010s1302020s39

Damone by state

Where Damone concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Damone
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
90 7.1%
#2 New York
71 5.6%
#3 Michigan
26 2.1%
#4 Ohio
15 1.2%
California share of Damone's total US births 7.1%
Even split

90 of 1,259 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damone?
1,259 babies have been named Damone since 1959. It currently ranks #8409 among boys. The peak year was 1974 with 42 births.
When was Damone most popular?
Damone was most popular in the 1970s decade with 300 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Damone most popular?
The top states for the name Damone are California (90 births), New York (71 births), Michigan (26 births).
How long has the name Damone been used?
Damone has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Damone?
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.

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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, 1959–2024 (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.