How Many People Are Named Johnny Damon?

There are approximately 5 people named Johnny Damon living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Johnny with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Damon. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 68,550,868 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Johnny

Last Name

Damon

Johnny: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Johnny. The peak year was 1947 with 7,498 births. The average person named Johnny today is 56 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Johnny

In the 2020 Census, the first name Johnny was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (46.56%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (22.31%) and Hispanic (20.94%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Johnny in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Johnny rose or fell over time.

White

46.56%

Black

22.31%

Hispanic

20.94%

Asian/Pacific Islander

6.09%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.29%

Two or More Races

2.80%

Ancestry of the Damon Surname

The surname Damon was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Damon in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

72.80%

Black

13.94%

Hispanic

3.73%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.22%

American Indian/Alaska Native

3.97%

Two or More Races

4.33%

How we calculated this

The first name "Johnny" has an estimated frequency of 0.0670% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Damon" appears at a rate of 2.33 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Johnny are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 5 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Johnny

Johnny Smith Johnny Johnson Johnny Williams Johnny Brown Johnny Jones Johnny Garcia Johnny Diaz Johnny Duncan

Other people with the surname Damon

Michael Damon James Damon John Damon David Damon Robert Damon William Damon Matthew Damon

Johnny Damon: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Johnny Damon?

We estimate approximately 5 people named Johnny Damon are alive in the United States today. The first name Johnny is shared by 229,751 Americans, and the surname Damon is shared by 7,994.

How rare is the name Johnny Damon?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. The first name Johnny is common and the surname Damon is rare.

Is Johnny a male or female name?

Johnny is predominantly male, with 98.8% of bearers being male and 1.2% female. It peaked in popularity in 1947 and the average bearer today is 56 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Johnny?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Johnny was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (46.56%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (22.31%) and Hispanic (20.94%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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