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Damien Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Damien?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Damien, ranked the 264th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Damien has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #161 was reached in 1978.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2007 with 2,261 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Damien in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1944.

Approximately during the years 1946-1952, 1953-1958, 1965-1978, 1998-2003, and 2004-2007, the name Damien took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1978-1984.

For a number of years, the name Damien has been moving upward in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Damien has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Damien?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Damien is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Damien (Girl)Damien (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 1,349 264
2017 < 5 -- 1,346 266
2016 < 5 -- 1,301 278
2015 < 5 -- 1,417 254
2014 < 5 -- 1,508 249
2013 5 17,164 1,614 227
2012 < 5 -- 1,664 218
2011 < 5 -- 1,830 198
2010 < 5 -- 1,937 192
2009 < 5 -- 2,010 189
2008 7 14,184 2,111 189
2007 < 5 -- 2,261 182
2006 6 15,578 1,993 195
2005 < 5 -- 1,936 200
2004 11 9,402 1,955 196
2003 5 16,346 1,889 197
2002 5 16,021 1,652 212
2001 6 13,927 1,402 241
2000 < 5 -- 1,303 258
1999 10 8,939 1,119 268
1998 6 12,831 950 300
1997 < 5 -- 907 301
1996 5 14,019 840 314
1995 < 5 -- 953 285
1994 < 5 -- 976 280
1993 < 5 -- 904 304
1992 < 5 -- 865 308
1991 8 9,539 812 316
1990 < 5 -- 746 332
1989 8 8,930 774 310
1988 10 7,242 658 327
1987 < 5 -- 579 343
1986 5 11,326 645 314
1985 10 6,555 688 296
1984 10 6,388 709 289
1983 7 8,223 790 262
1982 12 5,616 951 242
1981 11 5,959 1,036 228
1980 13 5,297 1,339 182
1979 22 3,560 1,323 183
1978 14 4,724 1,508 161
1977 13 4,991 834 246
1976 12 4,952 663 284
1975 10 5,615 541 327
1974 12 4,780 658 284
1973 < 5 -- 359 413
1972 6 7,478 274 474
1971 6 7,570 148 681
1970 5 8,236 124 739
1969 < 5 -- 93 801
1968 < 5 -- 84 807
1967 < 5 -- 51 1,022
1966 < 5 -- 35 1,287
1965 < 5 -- 43 1,144
1964 < 5 -- 45 1,147
1963 < 5 -- 35 1,323
1962 < 5 -- 42 1,201
1961 < 5 -- 38 1,283
1960 < 5 -- 37 1,300
1959 < 5 -- 28 1,506
1958 < 5 -- 32 1,372
1957 < 5 -- 26 1,549
1956 < 5 -- 15 2,104
1955 < 5 -- 18 1,855
1954 < 5 -- 17 1,909
1953 < 5 -- 12 2,307
1952 < 5 -- 21 1,671
1951 < 5 -- 17 1,853
1950 < 5 -- 10 2,466
1949 < 5 -- 15 1,960
1948 < 5 -- 11 2,358
1947 < 5 -- 11 2,398
1946 < 5 -- 7 2,966
1945 < 5 -- 5 3,413
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1943 < 5 -- 8 2,778
1942 < 5 -- 7 2,992
1941 < 5 -- 9 2,517
1940 < 5 -- 13 2,007
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.