Boys' name · since 1986
Damonte
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 1,681 babies named Damonte, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,675 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,709 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,681
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Damonte is the #5709 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,681 recorded since 1986.
Damonte has 1,681 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5709 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #3,675 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,709 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,681 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damonte ranks #3,675 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,709 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,681 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,675 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,709 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,681
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Damonte's 1,681 recorded births place it above 91.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Damonte compares
1,681 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Damonte's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Damonte | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,681 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 97 | 34 | 22,252 |
Damonte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Damonte's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 97, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Damonte popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 97
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Damonte by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (631 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Damonte's strongest decade.
631 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Damonte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
587 births
- 2000s
2000s
631 births
- 2010s
2010s
311 births
- 2020s 111
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 631 births (38% of all-time use).
How Damonte 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 Damonte's total volume
Damonte by state
Where Damonte concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 103 | 6.1% |
| #2 | California | | 76 | 4.5% |
| #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% |
103 of 1,681 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Damonte appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Damonte's data
- Damonte's decade-level peak was the 2000s (631 total births); usage has since declined to 111 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Damontes (103 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Damonte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Damonte 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.