Boys' name · since 1917

Daymond

909 babies named Daymond in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,463 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,141 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
909
born since 1917
1970s
peak decade

Daymond currently ranks #12141 among boys' names in America, with 909 babies recorded since 1917.

Daymond has 909 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12141 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.

  • #5,463 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #12,141 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 909 born since 1917
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daymond ranks #5,463 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,141 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 909 born since 1917, peaking in the 1970s.

#5,463 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,141 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
909
born since 1917
1970s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%12.8%
Daymond vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Daymond's 909 recorded births place it above 87.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Daymond compares

909 Top 33% higher than 67% 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

Daymond's all-time total is 146% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Daymond Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 909 369 358,536
Peak-year births 27 34 22,252

Daymond's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Daymond's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Daymond popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1977)
27
Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
051015202530 191719391960197119821993200420152025 5

Daymond by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (183 births, 20% of the file).

1970s was Daymond's strongest decade.

183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.

Daymond births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 183 births (20% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Daymond 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 Daymond's total volume

Daymond vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -53, 3.6%-145, 2.8%-30, 12.3%-31, 6.7%-111, 4.7%-23, 9.3%-45, 8.7%-52, 4.7%-56, 4.7%-62, 4.2%-46, 8.7%-49, 4%-56, 4.1%-109, 2.7%-55, 4.6%Daymond-109, 3%Daymond
Daymond vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Daymond by state

Where Daymond concentrates geographically, total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Daymond
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.6%
#2 Texas
5 0.6%
California share of Daymond's total US births 0.6%
Even split

5 of 909 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daymond?
Daymond has been given to 909 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #5,463 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #12,141 of 13,930. 27 babies were born in 1977, its single highest year.
Where does Daymond sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daymond ranks #5,463 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,141 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Daymond most popular?
Daymond was most popular in the 1970s decade with 183 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Daymond most popular?
The top states for the name Daymond are California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Daymond been used?
The SSA has tracked Daymond since 1917 -- 109 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Daymond?
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.

What to do with Daymond's data

  • Daymond's decade-level peak was the 1970s (183 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Daymonds (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Daymond

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Daymond: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1917–2025 (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 Daymond 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.