Is Damon a boy or girl name?
Damon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 686 boys were named Damon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 68,542 US babies named Damon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #454
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Damon since 1880
- 68,542
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 2,478 babies
Boys and girls named Damon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 45 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 87 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 336 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 601 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 631 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 923 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,051 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 8,121 | 41 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 20,051 | 200 | 1% |
| 1980s | 6,329 | 42 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 9,632 | 22 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 8,692 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 7,125 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 3,591 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 686 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 743 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 743 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 727 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 692 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 650 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 718 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 709 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 700 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 717 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 764 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 795 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 722 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 682 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 668 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 521 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 585 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 674 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 782 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,007 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 992 | #314 | 6 | #14,588 |
| 2003 | 1,022 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1,027 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,038 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,044 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,020 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1,052 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 986 | #284 | 8 | #10,014 |
| 1996 | 1,001 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 957 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 935 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 1,000 | #281 | 6 | #12,132 |
| 1992 | 1,005 | #284 | 8 | #9,682 |
| 1991 | 888 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 788 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 642 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 584 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 533 | #367 | 6 | #10,123 |
| 1986 | 561 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 593 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 596 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 601 | #318 | 12 | #5,528 |
| 1982 | 638 | #309 | 9 | #7,010 |
| 1981 | 684 | #293 | 7 | #8,305 |
| 1980 | 897 | #251 | 8 | #7,559 |
| 1979 | 1,446 | #166 | 13 | #5,156 |
| 1978 | 1,981 | #132 | 18 | #3,948 |
| 1977 | 2,356 | #112 | 29 | #2,790 |
| 1976 | 2,453 | #104 | 25 | #2,944 |
| 1975 | 2,280 | #114 | 21 | #3,296 |
| 1974 | 2,361 | #110 | 27 | #2,694 |
| 1973 | 2,045 | #125 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1972 | 1,926 | #138 | 17 | #3,579 |
| 1971 | 1,581 | #171 | 21 | #3,185 |
| 1970 | 1,622 | #174 | 13 | #4,279 |
| 1969 | 1,455 | #188 | 12 | #4,230 |
| 1968 | 1,330 | #188 | 6 | #6,390 |
| 1967 | 982 | #224 | 7 | #5,574 |
| 1966 | 865 | #241 | 5 | #6,776 |
| 1965 | 720 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 700 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 753 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 487 | #360 | 6 | #5,995 |
| 1961 | 468 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 361 | #418 | 5 | #6,545 |
| 1959 | 339 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 228 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 261 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 235 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 214 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 213 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 175 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 133 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 133 | #610 | 5 | #5,579 |
| 1950 | 120 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 136 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 104 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 137 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 103 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 71 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 76 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 72 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 96 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 64 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 64 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 69 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 64 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 69 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 70 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 50 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 65 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 73 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 65 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 51 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 55 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 49 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 68 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 63 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 71 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 62 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 60 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 50 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 70 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 46 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 62 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 60 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 46 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 34 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 61 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 41 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 29 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 20 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 31 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,418 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 11 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 13 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 9 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 18 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 13 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 11 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 7 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 8 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 7 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 11 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #839 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Damon reached #104 in 1976. As a girl name, it reached #2,694 in 1974. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Damon
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.