How Many People Are Named Damion?
An estimated 16,335 people in the United States have the first name Damion. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Damion peaked in popularity in 2002 with 579 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Damion as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Damion paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
16,335
About 1 in 20,983 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2002
579 births
Total Registered
16,864
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Damion
Damion is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 16,864 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Damion as a male name
Ranked #2,040 in 2024
74 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (579 births)
Damion as a female name
Ranked #10,743 in 1980
5 female births in 1980
Peak: 1977 (10 births)
Damion: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Damion span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 5,040 babies were registered. Damion has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Damion by Decade
How has Damion tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Damion by State
Birth registrations for Damion span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, South Dakota, New Hampshire. On average, about 314 Damions were registered per state.
Damion + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Damion as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Damion: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Damion?
We estimate approximately 16,335 people named Damion are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 20,983 Americans share this first name.
Is Damion a common name?
Damion is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,864 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Damion most popular?
Damion reached peak popularity in 2002, when 579 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Damion is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Damion a male name?
Damion is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Damion Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Damion Smith, Damion Johnson, Damion Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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