Boys' name · peaked in 1976
Damon name popularity since 1925
68,390 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Damon. Half of them were born in 1982 or earlier, so the typical Damon is about 44 years old in 2026. Damon peaked in 1976 as the #104 name for boys, and it ranked #501 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 68,390
- Named Damon, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #501
- for boys in 2025 (604 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 316 girls · 68,074 boys
- Most popular in
- Indiana
- 1.74× its national share
Peak year is the year Damon made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Damon births per year, 1925–2025
1976 was the biggest year for Damon both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1958 and 1963, Damon became 3.5× more common, from 1 in 9,310 baby boys to 1 in 2,700.
- Steepest fall: Between 1976 and 1981, its share of baby boys fell by 76%, from 1 in 640 to 1 in 2,620.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Damon's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Damon.
Decade by decade
Babies named Damon in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 313 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 631 | #896 |
| 1940s | 0 | 923 | #728 |
| 1950s | 5 | 2,051 | #506 |
| 1960s | 41 | 8,122 | #280 |
| 1970s | 200 | 20,052 | #114 |
| 1980s | 42 | 6,328 | #331 |
| 1990s | 22 | 9,632 | #283 |
| 2000s | 6 | 8,692 | #321 |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,129 | #427 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 4,201 | #501 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
38.8% of babies named Damon from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Damon is most popular
The index compares Damon's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Damon.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 1.74× | 2,685 |
| District of Columbia | 1.71× | 514 |
| Louisiana | 1.67× | 1,961 |
| Maryland | 1.62× | 1,612 |
| Nevada | 1.53× | 356 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Damon and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Damon (this page) | 68,074 | 1976 |
| Damion | 16,888 | 1977 |
| Dameon | 4,267 | 1977 |
| Damen | 2,459 | 1978 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Damon's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Damon.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Damon (1976).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data