Girls' name · since 1998
Damya
Damya has 1,461 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,238 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,461
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,461 babies have been named Damya since 1998, making it today's #6238 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Damya recorded 1,461 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #6238 nationally today, ahead of 64% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #5,800 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,238 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,461 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damya ranks #5,800 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,238 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,461 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,238 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,461
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Damya's 1,461 recorded births place it above 91.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Damya compares
1,461 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Damya's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Damya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,461 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 21 | 19,840 |
Damya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Damya's full recorded timeline at 2012, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 16 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 102 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Damya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Damya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (729 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Damya's strongest decade.
729 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Damya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
729 births
- 2010s
2010s
561 births
- 2020s 126
2020s
126 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 729 births (50% of all-time use).
How Damya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Damya's total volume
Damya by state
Where Damya concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 90 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 88 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 68 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 60 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 51 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 38 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 33 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 30 | 2.1% |
90 of 1,461 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Damya appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Damya's data
- Damya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (729 total births); usage has since declined to 126 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Damyas (90 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Damya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Damya 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.