How Many People Are Named Damita?
An estimated 1,279 people in the United States have the first name Damita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Damita peaked in popularity in 1961 with 117 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Damita 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 Damita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,279
About 1 in 267,986 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1961
117 births
Total Registered
1,507
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Damita
Damita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,507 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Damita as a female name
Ranked #15,432 in 2010
6 female births in 2010
Peak: 1961 (117 births)
Damita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Damita span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 689 babies were registered. Damita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Damita by Decade
How has Damita 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.
Damita by State
Birth registrations for Damita span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas. On average, about 19 Damitas were registered per state.
Damita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Damita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Damita
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Damita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Damita?
We estimate approximately 1,279 people named Damita 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 267,986 Americans share this first name.
Is Damita a common name?
Damita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,507 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Damita most popular?
Damita reached peak popularity in 1961, when 117 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Damita is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Damita a female name?
Damita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Damita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Damita Smith, Damita Johnson, Damita 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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