Diamon
Feminine
Diamon is given to both — 507 girls and 25 boys since 1880. See other names given to both
Diamon writes Diamond the way quick speech often says it, with the final d gone. Girls reach it through Diamond; the few boys given the spelling sit just as close to Damon; and the record does not sort one road from the other.
How old is the name Diamon?
Diamon first appears in US birth records in 1985 — 40 years ago. The typical Diamon alive today was born around 1997, making them about 28 years old. About 500 people named Diamon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Diamon most popular?
Diamon peaked in 1993, reaching #2882 nationally. See the whole 1993 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Diamon
Our Diamon is Diamond as it sounds in quick talk. English speakers everywhere drop a d that sits after n before another consonant, so that grandma comes out granma and a diamond ring comes out a diamon ring. Written that way, the name keeps the gem's sound and loses only the letter speech was already skipping. For the handful of boys who carry it, it sits just as close to Damon, the Greek name, with an i added. One spelling serves both without choosing.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No meaning is recorded for Diamon as a spelling. Diamond, which it most resembles, is the gem, and the word goes back through Latin to the Greek adamas, unconquerable; Damon, the nearest boys' name, is Greek. Neither is recorded as this spelling's source.
Pronouncing Diamon
DYE-mun
Said as Diamond is said in quick speech, DYE-mun, or in three syllables, DYE-uh-mun. A boy's family taking it from Damon would say DAY-mun.
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
- 1985
- Most girls named
- 199341 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2882reached in 1993
- Change vs 2009
- −16.7%5 in 2012, 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.
Diamons among us
people named Diamon are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Diamon 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
The trade-off
- Sounds like Diamond, a word and name everyone knows.
- Works for a girl or a boy without any change of spelling.
- Rare in its own right.
- It will usually be written Diamond, and the missing d will need explaining.
- Nearly every child with this spelling is a girl, so a boy named Diamon will often be taken for a girl on paper; settling early between DYE-mun and DAY-mun makes that easier.
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Frequently asked
- How many Diamons are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Diamon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Diamon in 2025?
- Diamon is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Diamon with classmates?
- Diamon will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with D, all years combined.
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