US rank #5114 Boys' name Peak 1997 1,665 births

Damonte — #5114 US boys' name

1,665 babies named Damonte in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s411990s5872000s6312010s3112020s95
#5114
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Damonte was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

97 babies were named Damonte in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Damonte

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,665 babies named Damonte between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Damonte currently holds the #5114 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 97 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Damonte performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 631 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Damonte shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 103 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Damonte in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Damonte 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 1,665 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.

Damonte at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,665

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

1997

97 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,114

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Damonte popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
97
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Damonte by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
631 births that decade — 38% of Damonte's all-time total
1980s411990s5872000s6312010s3112020s95

Damonte by state

Where Damonte concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Damonte
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
103 6.2%
#2 California
76 4.6%
#3 Maryland
53 3.2%
#4 North Carolina
52 3.1%
#5 Ohio
45 2.7%
#6 Virginia
37 2.2%
#7 Missouri
33 2.0%
#8 Michigan
27 1.6%
Illinois share of Damonte's total US births 6.2%
Even split

103 of 1,665 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Damonte appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damonte?
1,665 babies have been named Damonte since 1986. It currently ranks #5114 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 97 births.
When was Damonte most popular?
Damonte was most popular in the 2000s decade with 631 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Damonte most popular?
The top states for the name Damonte are Illinois (103 births), California (76 births), Maryland (53 births).
How long has the name Damonte been used?
Damonte has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Damonte?
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, 1986–2024 (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.