Recorded 1999–2023 Girls' name Peak 2006 296 births

Damyah — girls' name

296 babies named Damyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s1082010s1402020s42
2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Damyah was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

23 babies were named Damyah in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Damyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 296 babies named Damyah between 1999 and 2023, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Damyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Damyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Damyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Damyah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Damyah 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 296 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.

Damyah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

296

Since 1999

25 years of records

Peak year

2006

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1999

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2023

Damyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1999

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
23
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
0510152025 202320202017201420112008200520021999 6

Damyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
140 births that decade — 47% of Damyah's all-time total
1990s62000s1082010s1402020s42

Damyah by state

Where Damyah concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Damyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
10 3.4%
#2 Ohio
5 1.7%
Illinois share of Damyah's total US births 3.4%
Even split

10 of 296 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damyah?
296 babies have been named Damyah since 1999. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 23 births.
When was Damyah most popular?
Damyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Damyah most popular?
The top states for the name Damyah are Illinois (10 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Damyah been used?
Damyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 25 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Damyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Damaris, Damita, Damya, Damiyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1999–2023 (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.