Damain
Masculine
Damain entered the US charts in 1972, peaked at #2556 in 1977, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Damain?
Damain first appears in US birth records in 1972 — 53 years ago. The typical Damain alive today was born around 1992, making them about 33 years old. About 400 people named Damain are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Damain most popular?
Damain peaked in 1977, reaching #2556 nationally. See the whole 1977 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1972
- Most boys named
- 197717 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2556reached in 1977
- Change vs 2015
- −16.7%5 in 2016, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Damains among us
people named Damain are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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Fashion outlook
Damain sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
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Damain
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Frequently asked
- How many Damains are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Damain are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Damain in 2025?
- Damain is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Damain with classmates?
- Damain will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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