Boys' name · since 1912
Daymon
Daymon has 1,723 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,620 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,061 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,723
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Daymon is the #5061 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,723 recorded since 1912.
Daymon has 1,723 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5061 as of the latest data, more common than 64% 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 1912 to 2025.
- #3,620 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,061 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,723 born since 1912
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daymon ranks #3,620 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,061 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,723 born since 1912, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,620 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,061 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,723
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daymon's 1,723 recorded births place it above 92.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Daymon compares
1,723 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
Daymon's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daymon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,723 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daymon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daymon splits its recorded history at 1973: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daymon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Daymon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (329 births, 19% of the file).
2000s was Daymon's strongest decade.
329 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Daymon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s 75
1920s
75 births
- 1930s 74
1930s
74 births
- 1940s 75
1940s
75 births
- 1950s 77
1950s
77 births
- 1960s 130
1960s
130 births
- 1970s
1970s
266 births
- 1980s 76
1980s
76 births
- 1990s
1990s
291 births
- 2000s
2000s
329 births
- 2010s
2010s
213 births
- 2020s 93
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 329 births (19% of all-time use).
How Daymon 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 Daymon's total volume
Daymon by state
Where Daymon concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| 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 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
44 of 1,723 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Daymon's data
- Daymon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (329 total births); usage has since declined to 93 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Daymons (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Daymon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Daymon 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.