US rank #6836 Boys' name Peak 1998 1,704 births

Daymon — #6836 US boys' name

1,704 babies named Daymon in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s241920s751930s741940s751950s771960s1301970s2661980s761990s2912000s3292010s2132020s74
#6836
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 52% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Daymon was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

49 babies were named Daymon in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daymon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,704 babies named Daymon between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daymon currently holds the #6836 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daymon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 329 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Daymon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 44 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Daymon in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daymon 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 1,704 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.

Daymon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,704

Since 1912

113 years of records

Peak year

1998

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,836

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1912

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2024

Daymon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
49
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
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Daymon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
329 births that decade — 19% of Daymon's all-time total
1910s241920s751930s741940s751950s771960s1301970s2661980s761990s2912000s3292010s2132020s74

Daymon by state

Where Daymon concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Daymon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
44 2.6%
#2 California
25 1.5%
#3 Kentucky
20 1.2%
#4 Michigan
6 0.4%
#5 Florida
5 0.3%
#6 Illinois
5 0.3%
Texas share of Daymon's total US births 2.6%
Even split

44 of 1,704 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daymon?
1,704 babies have been named Daymon since 1912. It currently ranks #6836 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 49 births.
When was Daymon most popular?
Daymon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 329 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Daymon most popular?
The top states for the name Daymon are Texas (44 births), California (25 births), Kentucky (20 births).
How long has the name Daymon been used?
Daymon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 113 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Daymon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dayton, Daylen, Dayne, Daylon, 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, 1912–2024 (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.